Regimental Comrades Association Branches
If you’re interested in setting up a new branch please contact the Chairman or HHQ as we are particularly keen to extend our network throughout the UK.
Border Counties and Powys Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr Dave (Scouse) Maltby BEM
Email: qdgrcabordercounties@gmail.com
Location: Oswestry RUFC, The Old Officers Mess, Granville Park, Oswestry. SY11 4AD
Wessex Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr David Way
Email: qdgrca.wessex@btinternet.com
Location: Bovington
Branch Events:
Annual Tankfest BBQ last weekend in June
Occasional Drink Nights
For information email the branch
With close links to Bovington Camp this gives the branch the perfect opportunity to keep contact with serving soldiers on posting as well as the many veterans who work on camp or have settled in Dorset and the surrounding counties.
The branch’s main event each year is a BBQ held on the last weekend in June which is the Annual Tankfest weekend at the Tank Museum. Attracting 30 or more members of the regimental family each year from former CO’s and RSMs to serving soldiers and officers with their families. Hosted at the home of the Branch Secretary in Bovington it is an ideal opportunity to pull up a sandbag and talk about old times and for those of you who miss the smell of diesel fumes you can visit the Tankfest.
With close links to the Bovington RBL branch and club the Wessex Branch is ideally placed to help arrange reunions for those of you who started your career in the JLR RAC or worked at one of the schools in Bovington or Lulworth.
German Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr Martin Ruscoe
Email: martin-ruscoe@t-online.de
Location: Wolfenbuttel
London and Home Counties Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr Andy Bowtell
Email: adbowtell@live.co.uk
South Wales Branch
Branch Secretary: Capt. Mark Evans
Email: ast-curator2@cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk
North Wales Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr Nigel Youd
Email: nigelyoud@btinternet.com
Herefordshire and The Forest of Dean Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr Ray Churchill
Email: raychurchill9@gmail.com
Sandbaggers Branch
Branch Secretary: Mr Neil (Chuck) Berryman
Email: sandbaggers@mail.com
Sandbaggers have been set up with touring in mind. The members each have their own motorhome or caravan which are taken to nominated campsites/fields for the sole purpose of maintaining the social gathering. For those less fortunate not to own a unit will not stop you from attending as between us we can certainly come up with a plan to accommodate you. There is always room at the Inn!