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.