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MASTER GUNNERS

OF THE

ROYAL REGIMENT of AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY
         
Warrant Officer Class One Graham John (Flood) Floyd
         
Flood was born at Ouyen in 1948. Flood finished his schooling at year eleven before joining Dalgety and New Zealand Loan in 1964.

Flood enlisted into the ARA in June 1967 and on being allocated to Artillery followed in the footsteps of his father Kevin, Uncles Harry & Peter all 2/2 Aust Fd Regt WW2 and brother Alan, NS Mar 67 – Mar 69- 102 Fd Bty 12 Fd Regt RAA.
         
Australian Regular Army Service Details :      
         
June 1967 Enlisted into the ARA
     
September 1967 School of Artillery L5 Gun Course
     
October 1967 12 Field Regiment RAA, 104 Field Battery1
     
May 1968 South Vietnam - Gun Number (May 1968 to May 1969)
     
August 1969 Promoted Lance Bombardier
     
November 1969 Promoted Bombardier
     
May 1971 South Vietnam - FO Ack - B Coy 4 RAR/NZ (May 1971 to December 1971)
     
January 1972 12 Field Regiment RAA, 104 Field Battery
     
November 1973 8/12 Medium Regiment, RAA (104 Field Battery disbanded)
     
May 1974 3 Army Recruiting Unit
     
January 1976 Promoted Sergeant Operator Command Post Field - 4 Field Regiment, RAA, 106 Field (Trials) Battery
     
February 1978 8/12 Medium Regiment - 104 Field Battery re-raised
     
January 1980 Promoted Warrant Officer Class Two - 2/15 Field Regiment, RAA
     
May 1981 School of Artillery - Sergeant Major Instructor Gunnery, Gunnery Wing and Development Wing
     
May 1983 USA M198 Training for introduction into the RAA
     
August 1983 School of Artillery - Sergeant Major Instructor Gunnery, Development Wing
     
January 1985 8/12 Medium Regiment - Battery Sergeant Major - Headquarter Battery
     
June 1986 Promoted Warrant Officer Class One Master Gunner Gunnery Wing, School of Artillery
     
August 1986 Master Gunner - School of Artillery
     
January 1988 Master Gunner - Proof & Experimental Establishment - Port Wakefield
     
Jul 1988 APO - Proof & Experimental Establishment Shoeburyness - United Kingdom
     
December 1988 APO - Proof & Experimental Establishment - Port Wakefield
     
December 1990 Master Gunner - Proof & Experimental Establishment - Port Wakefield
     
December 1992 Discharged
     

Note 1.  Flood’s brother Alan, had already been allocated to 102 Bty. Flood was therefore allocated to 104 Bty thus enabling him to eventually become the longest serving member of 104.

         
         
         
       
         
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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