Originally Posted by
jolihokistix
The whole country was aware that it was missing.
Why did he not come forward at that time?
There was much distrust and finger-pointing; certain people got blamed for stealing it, and there were years of bitterness over this.
A lot changed between 99 and 05, most notably HQ 11/18Gp closed and none of the people who could have shed light would have still been at BP. I was there in 99, and a member of the Mess Committee, first I’ve heard about it going missing. One of the problems of places like that is that they’re forever receiving pieces that are of great value to the individual but of relatively little interest to the service. As for Phil Angus, I’ve worked for him and with him, one of the finest officers I’ve known.