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- 2021 New Year's Honours List
- Crossed the Bar in Service
- Chief Officer(SE) Mark Royston-Tonks RFA, Crossed the Bar.
- Second Officer (S) Peter Buckley RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar
- CPO(Stwd) Brian Adams (Retd) Crossed the Bar
- RFAA Constitution Oct 2020
- Captain David Lench OBE, RFA(retd), Crossed the Bar (113)
- RFAA-RFA Memorandum of Understanding Oct 2020
- The Clock Book Cometh Oct 2020
- First Officer (SE) Barry Hayes RFA (Retd)
2021 New Year's Honours List
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Are we "THE LITTLE BOY THAT SANTA CLAUS FORGOT."
YET AGAIN
Year |
Service |
Awards |
Service |
Awards |
Hmmmm |
2021 | RN | 14 | RFA | 0 | |
2020 NYHL 2020 OPA April 2020 OPA Nov |
RN RN RN |
21 4 4 |
RFA RFA RFA |
0 1 0 |
|
2019 |
RN |
23 |
RFA |
0 |
|
2018 |
RN |
24 |
RFA |
0 |
|
2017 |
RN |
22 |
RFA |
1 |
|
2016 |
RN |
24 |
RFA |
0 |
(corrected 2 Jan 2020) |
2015 |
RN |
19 |
RFA |
0 |
(NYHL=New Years Honours List.. OPA Operational Awards)
You know what I am talking about. I am quite sure that if the boys and girls of the RFA were told where they were going wrong they would sort it out.
But, if nobody puts names and citations forward there is no chance of recognition and who is supposed to do that and are they doing it and if not WHY?
Also who approves RFA Honours? I have submitted 5 over the years, 4 whilst in the service and 1 since I retired, all were rejected.
Crossed the Bar in Service
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Sadly I have two "in service" deaths to report today, I have few details at the moment but as the situation becomes clear I will make my normal reports. So, and Chronologically:-
CPO(E) Kevin Stephenson RFA crossed the bar on the 20th Dec 2020 from a Covid-19 related illness. Our thoughts and prayers go to Geraldine and family at this very sad time.
Captain Robert (Rob) George Anders RFA crossed the bar on 22 Dec 2020 aged 49. Our thoughts and prayers go to his widow, Phillipa, children Eleanor (Nell) and William (Will) and all the family at this very sad time.
Neither Kevin or Rob were members of our Association but they were, of course part of the RFA family.
If you have any remembrances of Kevin or Rob please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. Alternatively you can post to our facebook page "RFA Crossed the Bar". I am also looking for photographs of Kevin and Rob for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, if you have one please email it to me.
CPO(E) Kevin Stephenson RFA
Captain Rob Anders OBE RFA
London Newsletters
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London Branch Newsletter: It is proving to be a challenging time for us with 'country- wide house arrest', meetings cancelled, queues into supermarkets, pubs closed and sadly beer being poured into the drainage system! RFAA London and Home Counties Branch solution has been the introduction of a spot-of-relief with the the direct distribution of an occasional newsletter."
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COMRFA's Cascade Brief (1425)
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This is what Gunline and Force 4 have evolved into. It is sent by email to all serving personnel and is aimed at them, but it gives Association members an insight into how the service is run now and how things have evolved since most of us have retired. The RFAA will have a page in the next edition.
The Commodore James Coull Award 2019
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The Commodore James Coull Award 2019
The Trustees of the RFA Association, in consultation with COMRFA, are delighted to formally announce the winners of the 2019 Commodore James Coull Award and they are :-
1/O (E) Michael Hontoir
and
1/O (LS) Michael Tyndell
For outstanding and meritorious service whilst serving in RFA Mounts Bay during Operation Barytone, , the disaster relief operation following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.