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The HHQ RTR is located at Stanley Barracks, Bovington Camp.
HHQ provides assistance and clerical support to the Colonel Commandant and his two Deputies in the execution of their responsibilities. HHQ also supports all of the RTR Association Branches across the UK it also provides the editorial support to the ‘Tank’ journal.
Regimental Matters – The staff of the Headquarters consists of:
Bede Strong was commissioned in 1973 and joined 1RTR as a Troop Leader in Osnabruck when the regiment was in the process of preparing to go to Omagh for 2 years. He completed his Troop Leaders course on Saladin and Ferret before serving the next 2 years in Ulster, followed by 2 more years in Hong Kong on Scorpion.
Then followed various postings both at RD and ERE.
Bede was awarded an MBE in 2023 and retired in the same year. He is now filling the post of Regimental Secretary on a temporary basis.
Debbie Solomon has been with HHQ RTR since 2000. Debbie is the Benevolence Co-ordinator and currently Admin for Events.
Gill McManus has been the Accountant for the Royal Tank Regiment, since 1996. Gill looks after the finance and governance for all of the HHQ RTR Charities.
After 4 years in the WRAC and 25 years in the Civil Service, Jane joined the team at HHQ as Assistant Editor in 2014. Originally from Tenterden, Kent, Jane has lived in Dorset for the past 35 years. Jane likes to keep herself fit by doing a lot of Nordic walking in the Purbeck hills and looks forward to her annual pilgrimage to the ski slopes in Europe. She got the bug for skiing after a couple of exercise Snow Queen trips to Bavaria whilst serving in Bielefeld, Germany in the 70s!! Jane is married to Frank who also loves skiing but unfortunately not the Nordic walking!! Both enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.