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What was
 these
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 Some of the Sennelager 2006
Parachuting photographs
Camps list from 1944,
with thanks to our QM, Capt John Catt |
 from 1982:
Beccles Det Annual Visit Press Coverage -
Cutting 1,
Cutting 2 and
Cutting 3 - where are they now? |
 Adele Nicholls
(Stowmarket) sent a
Sennelager Camp 2006 Set 5 Detachment correction and a name confirmation for
Sennelager Camp 2006 Set 7 Parachutists.Emily Simpkin (Mildenhall) sent the 1st name of Jess Kent of Ixworth, now on the Cty X-C page. SI Sarah Revell sent date and venue corrections to the Camps list. Tom Dowling of Wattisham AAC Det sent the new Det site url of http://wattishamacf.mfbiz.com Chris Rouse, Webmaster Hampshire and Isle of Wight ACF sent : 'I have always looked at your site as being among the few top ACF sites - and there are very few 'top' sites in my opinion)' (Thanks Chris. JLR) Cpl Tom Dowling of Wattisham Det, A Coy sent the SACF results at the ACF National Athletics Championships in Grantham on Sat 16 Jun 07. (Thanks Tom. JLR) Cdt Sgt Andrew Turnbull, Ipswich Grenadier Guards, C Coy sent: 'Ru Sajadi, of Kesgrave Para Detachment is C Coy, as opposed to A Coy. Steven Field, RTR Det, is the Cadet CSM of C Coy.' (Thanks Andrew - duly corrected and added. JLR.) |
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The Right Honourable Lord Tollemache, HM Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk,
presented awards to members of Suffolk Reserve
Forces and Cadets at the Yarmouth Road Territorial Army Centre in Ipswich in
March 2007.
SSI Brian Askew on his promotion and appointment to SMI as CSM B Coy. The following SIs on their promotions: JM Szomjaz; James Gambrell, Haverhill; Peter Murrow, BStEds and Darryl Whitpen, Ixworth - latter 3 all A Coy.
The SACF 'Combat Cadet' team on their 20-22 Apr performance & the supporting Adult Staff. The Sat candle-lit supper, with flowers, on STANTA (by far the best base loc of any competing team) was an inspiration. Click here for some photographs and see Suffolk Cdt Jun 07 p 4 and Suffolk Cdt Dec 07 pp 1-3. SMI Mark Galley on appointment as Cty HQ Training Wing Warrant Officer. RSMI Mal Anderson on his promotion and appointment as SACF RSM. Lt Alan Barnard on appointment as B Coy Shooting Offr and on his Commissioning. Mildenhall Det on a most impressive 8 May 'Annual Visit' and particularly to the recipients of their '1 Star' awards and promotion 'stripes'. Cdt Matthew Tate on establishing a site for Bury St Edmunds RA Det Suffolk ACF. Troy Finbow on his imminent joining the AAC and Tom Dowling on his University placement to read Geology, both Wattisham Det, A Coy. Cpl Lauren Stoddart, Hadleigh REME, on being the sole student at the Ipswich BTEC day on 19 May. She was perhaps overwhelmed by the heavy adult presence: the Ipswich Recruiting Army Careers Office Sgt and 3 Majors - Bob Potter MBE, John L Raybould TD and Bob West TD - with a total adult military service in excess of 158 years ! Adele Nicholls on creating a site for Stowmarket Royal Anglian Det Suffolk ACF SSI Hannah Follett on creating a site for Kesgrave PARA Det Suffolk ACF Our 2 SACF athletes who represented Eastern Region at the ACF National Athletics Championships in Grantham on Sat 16 Jun 07. Cdt Libby Kelly of Haverhill Det, A Coy, came 3rd in the 1500m. Cpl Tom Dowling of Wattisham Det, A Coy, came 3rd in the 100m, was part of the team that gained a National ACF Silver Medal on coming 2nd in the 4 x 100m relay and he was National Champion, winning a Gold Medal in the 200 m. Eastern Region came 2nd overall. Eastern Region Senior Boys and Intermediate Girls both won the cups for their respective groups. All concerned in organising, presenting and hosting the Sat 16 Jun SACF Open Evening/Reception in B St Eds. The crowning glory was the performance by the A Coy Corps of Drums. SSI Peter Fowler on his promotion to SMI and appointment as CSM C Coy 13 Jun 07. Click here for a photograph of the presentation by Maj Stan 'The Man' Bullock. Cdt CSgt Mitch Lambert, Stowmarket, A Coy, on joining the Royal Artillery in Aug 07. The SACF Boys Tug of War Team on their performance at the Regional Sports and on being selected to represent Eastern Region at the National Tug of War Championships on Sat 7 Jul 07 in York. The following at
the Jun Annual Camp Briefing Weekend for Adults, West Tofts at the 'Indoor Games Night'
and for some imaginative dress on the theme 'Wimbledon/Tour de France'. Beccles Det for their help in setting up the stands for the Rotary Club of Beccles Jul 07 Hospital fete. Stephen Field, RTR Det, on becoming Cadet CSM of C Coy. Cdt CSgt Andrew Turnbull of Ipswich Grenadier Guards, C Coy, on his being awarded the Brooks Stick at Camp 07. Cdt CSgt Andrew Turnbull on creating a website for Ipswich Grenadier Guards Det Suffolk ACF LCpl Daniel Robinson, Queen’s Dragoon Guards Det, B Coy, on compiling and winning the 2007 Archive Competition 1st prize. SMI Mark Galley on appointment as Cty D of E Officer. Beccles Det on providing over 20 Cadets for the Royal Anglian Day at Duxford. SI Andy Parker on being appointed as SACF County Sports Offr. Beccles Det on providing over 20 Cadets for the Beccles Duck Race. 4000 ducks were released and £8000 raised for the Radio Broadland 'Kidz' charity. Capt Brian Lawn JP, on promotion to Major as Officer Commanding B Coy. Padre David Flower on promotion to Chaplain 3rd Class (Major) and to SI Lee Ridgewell on promotion to SS1. Felixstowe (RA) Det on winning the Army Benevolent Fund Trophy for the best Army Cadet Force Detachment in Suffolk in 2007. Photographs of the Thu 25 Oct Presentation at Felixstowe Det HQ to follow. the Webmaster on getting his 'Britannia & Castle' and 'Castle' material to RHQ Bury St Edmunds before the deadline - a first ! the Webmaster on getting his 'Britannia & Castle' material to the Suffolk Section Editor, Maj Bob Godfrey MC, in Norwich before the deadline - a first ! The SACF Girls at the Sat 24 - Sun 25 Nov Regional Girls Sports Weekend at RAF Honington and A Coy who organised the event. Click here for a photograph with the names of the supporting SACF staff and competitors. In their new kit they won the Junior Girls soccer 5-a-side and the Netball competitions. Not forgetting the maestro of the stats (aka statistics in civvy terms) SI Trevor 'Trigg' Willoughby of C Coy ! In their new kit the girls won the Junior Girls soccer 5-a-side and the Netball competitions. |
3 antique plastic covered 'Aide
Memoire' to the 1st SACF Cadet who can state for how many years and months
our former SACF QM, Capt John Catt, served in
uniform. |
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 Aaron McLure, a former Ipswich Guards
Cadet, died on 23 Aug 2007, aged 19, while serving with 1st Bn The Royal Anglian
Regt in Afghanistan. Click
here for an obituary.Dougy James aged 73. A former WO1 Royal Anglian Staff Clerk, he served for 21 years with Suffolk ACF as County HQ Admin Offr, retiring in 1998 as a Captain. Click here for an obituary. |
 Officers' Mess Dinner Feb
07 photographs
More to follow. |
    SI Mo Frampton, Felixstowe
RA Det, C Coy, far left, and SSI Donna Catt, WOs & Sgts Mess
Steward, near left, taken in 2005, retired in Jan 07. SI
T Denton-Cardew in Mar 07. Lt
Col Mike Smye,
4th right, retired in Mar 07
after over 40 years of Suffolk ACF Service. With the lowest Regimental
number in Suffolk ACF - 481370 - he was a former Cdt, commissioned into SACF
in Jan 1966. After serving as a Det Comd and Coy Trg Offr, Mike was
appointed OC C Coy then Cty Trg Offr. Promotion to Lt Col followed on his
appointment as Dep Comdt. He then became OC A Coy and, latterly, a Staff
Offr at Cty HQ. (And still has a ‘Greatcoat’ !)  Capt John Catt, far right, retired in
May 2007 after 49 years and 6 months in uniform.
As a Regular Army soldier, he served with The Royal
Sussex Regt then with 3 Queens 1957-1982.
  Commissioned in 1982 as Suffolk
ACF B Coy Admin Offr 1982-1990 he was appointed as SACF Quartermaster in
1990.Lt Alan Burchell, Cty HQ, in Apr 07; SIs Destiny Hoffman and Jamie Smart; SSI Phil Hubert, 2nd right, in Aug 07. (Click here for a 2006 photograph at Sennelager !) Maj Malcolm Cole OC C Coy, in Sep 07 - pictured 2nd right in 2005. Click the image to see what he is saying ! SMI Ralph Bianco in Sep 07 - pictured left at Barry Buddon, Scotland, in 2007. Ralph joined Suffolk ACF as a Cadet in 1961 then became an Adult Instructor in 1976 after Regular Army service as a Junior Leader with 2 Royal Tank Regt. Latterly, for many years, he was County Sports Officer. Annual Camp was never complete without a quote from Ralph. Manning the 2007 Barry Buddon camp barrier he said: ‘I’d like a little wine. I’m really fed up with this barrier duty!’ Maj Peter Malone, OC C Coy (actually on 'Leave of absence') pictured 1st right in 2006, in Oct 07; SIs MF Jeffrey, C Coy; Andy Parker, Cty HQ; Rachel Bowler and S Scales, Sudbury A Coy; R Howard; Luca Miceli, C Coy, in Oct 07; SSI William Picton-Jenkins, A Coy, in Nov 07. SI Hugill in Dec 07 and SI M Haddock, Ips Gds, in Dec 07. With sincere thanks for your service and commitment. May you all enjoy your retirement. |
 SACF County Cross Country
Competition at Pakefield on Sun 14 Jan 07 was won by C Coy. |
 Suffolk
Cadet Jun 07 is on-line at
Jun 2007
- but beware -
Don't attempt to open the "pdf
files" unless you are on 'Broadband.' Otherwise, you will be forever
'locked-out !'
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