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- Second Officer Howard Brooks, Crossed the Bar.
- Forgotten War Heroes
- PO(Stwd) Keith Waters RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar
- The Commodore James Coull Award 2017
- Captain(S) Michael Otway, Crossed the Bar. Sitrep 3 (387)
- RFA 55th Annual Golf Tournament
- Force 4, Spring 2017, Tidespring Special
- 2016 Accounts, TAR and Annual Report (274)
- Resources for ex-service Personell
- The Clock Book Cometh Mar 2017
Forgotten War Heroes
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“Our Forgotten War Heroes” Veterans from the Merchant Navy, Fishing Fleet and RFA
Why take part?
The Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University is carrying out research funded by the Aged Veterans Fund on be- half of Seafarers UK and Nautilus Welfare Fund. The study is looking at the health and social care needs of all who served on a civilian vessel whilst it was supporting HM Armed Forces and who are now recognised as Veterans. Improving our under- standing will help us plan support services better in the future.
Who should complete the survey?
We are particularly interested in people born before 1st January 1950, howev- er we would also like to hear from younger veterans who were members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Merchant Navy or the fishing fleet and served on a civilian vessel whilst it was supporting HM Armed Forces.
How to complete the survey?
The survey will take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and your details will remain confidential and will not be used for anything apart from the purposes of this research.
Either you, your spouse, partner or case worker can complete the survey.
You can complete the survey online at:
https : //ww w .s urve ym onke y.c o.uk /r/ ZFSQHGD
or complete and return a hard copy using the self-addressed envelope.
For more information contact Dr Miguel Sharpe at msharpe@brookes.ac.uk
Download the ducumentation HERE
MN Veterans Flyer (The Commodore James Coull Award 2017
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The Commodore James Coull Memorial Award 2017
The Trustees of the RFA Association are delighted to announce that CPO(E) Martin Crawford RFA has been awarded the Commodore James Coull Memorial Award 2017 for Outstanding and Meritorious to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary during the setting to work of and designing Standard Operating Proceedures (SOPS) on board RFA Tidespring (2) the latest new build and most welcome addition to the RFA Fleet. These SOPS will be adopted on Tidespring's three sisters RFAs Tiderace, Tidesurge and Tideforce.
2016 Accounts, TAR and Annual Report (274)
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The Accounts, TAR and Annual Chairman's report for 2016
Second Officer Howard Brooks, Crossed the Bar.
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It is with so much sadness I belatedly report that Second Officer(S) Howard Brooks RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar aged 74 on Wednesday 1st October 2016. (My thank's to Richard Williams for the information).Howard was not a member of the RFA Association but I have spoken to his widow Vikki at her home in France and their daughter Claire who have verified this information.
On behalf of the RFA Association I offer sincere condolences to Vikki and Claire.
If you have any remembrances of Howard please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. I am also looking for photographs of Howard for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, If you have one please email it to me.
Tidespring (2), Commemorative Cover.
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A Commemorative Cover may be published in 2017 to mark the into-service event for the new RFA TIDESPRING – A136.
The cover's design has not been finalised but it is likely to have a bespoke Royal Mail 'smiler’ stamp affixed, which will be cancelled using a special hand stamp unique to the event. The cover will be accompanied by a full-colour information sheet as an insert and presented in a cellophane sleeve. The image is an early draft only and the final design will differ. (see below for a larger picture)