the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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dispatches
I
n the last edition of the
Wellington
Year
Book,
2009/2010, we published a
long list of the extraordinary dynamic activities of
ows attending to the modern-day version the
‘Mespot’ (Iraq) campaign and a replay of the
deadly ‘great game’ in Afghanistan. Some 60
ows had been identified in carrying on the
Wellington tradition of public service in the
military. A few had been overlooked, including
David Taylor [A 1994–1999] who served on
op telic 8, Iraq, with the Queen’s Dragoon
Guards, a stronghold of ows. He has now
retired and contributes to the dynamics of the
financial services with Ernst and Young.
Writing from Helmand Province, Afghani
stan in March 2011, Major Edmund
Wilson [S 1985–1989], served in the Irish
Guards during four tours in Northern Ireland
from platoon commander to company
commander. He then commanded an Irish
Guards company on telic 10 in Iraq in 2007.
‘We are having significant success’, he writes
from his position as Chief of Staff, 1st Bn The
Royal Irish Regiment in the Nad-e Ali District,
Helmand. ‘In the chain of command my 3-up
(above my co and Brigade Commander)
is Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt
[O 1971–1976]’. Tony, who was mentioned
in last year’s ow dispatches, takes up his
appointment as Defence Attaché at hm
Embassy, Washington in late 2011.
Colonel Andrew Cuthbert [Hg 1974–
1979], is a veteran of the First Gulf war
1990?–1991 during which his regiment, the
Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars, spearheaded
the British 1st Armoured Division’s
attack for the relief of Kuwait. Andrew
commanded the amalgamated Queen’s
Royal Hussars on op telic mainly in Basra,
Iraq during 2003–2004. In 2010 he assumed
command of the British Military Advisory
Training Team in the Czech Republic.
James Scott [T 1997–2000], son of
Terence Scott [T 1959?–1964], is a Captain
in the King’s Royal Hussars. A former rma
Sandhurst and Royal Armoured Corps Super
Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Army Slopestyle Snowboarding Champion for 2011 and
tv Total Wipe-out National Champion for
2009, James is due to deploy to Afghanistan
with the King’s Royal Hussars in April 2012.
His sister Alana deserves a mention. She was
at Gordonstoun and is a Captain in the Royal
Engineers, National Biathlon Champion 2009–
2010 and World Class Triathlete. She is due
for her second deployment to Afghanistan in
September 2011. Simon White [S 1984–
1989], another Sapper, has served for the
past eighteen years in various appointments,
including commanding 52 Armoured Engineer
Squadron, working in Defence Intelligence and
now serving on Engineer-in Chief’s staff where
he is responsible for operations and plans and
‘future capability’.
Finally with breaking news as we go to
press. Julian Brazier mp [Hl 1967–1971]
has now seen tabled in Parliament the
report he has been working on for over
a year? reflecting his passion for the
—?
Territorial Army, with which he has long
been associated. With further Defence Cuts
and reductions in the Regular Army, Julian has
recommended that the ratio of Reservists
to Regular members of the Armed Forces
should be raised from currently about 17 to
30 per cent. For College leavers there will
thus be more opportunities to serve in the
ever-more integrated Armed Forces as their
careers progress.