- Title: U.K.: NIGERIAN OFFICER IN EQUITATION PASSING OUT PARADE.
- Date: 7th April 1966
- Summary: LIEUT. DANIYA GIVING DEMONSTRATION, LIEUT GENERAL DESMOND FITZPATRICK TAKING PARADE. Initials JGS/VS/MR/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 22nd April 1966 13:00
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- Location: MELTON MOWBRAY, U.K.
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Reuters ID: LVAERYE0UZGCXOOJFN98IWHZHOZY
- Story Text: A NIGERIAN OFFICER, LIEUTENANT AMINUS DANIYA, WAS ONE OF SEVERAL OFFICERS WHO PASSED OUT AT THE ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS EQUITATION PARADE YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR UNIT EQUITATION INSTRUCTORS.
THE PASSING OUT PARADE WAS TAKEN BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL FITZPATRICK, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF OF NORTHERN IRELAND COMMAND. THE TWELVE MEN PASSING OUT AT THIS PARADE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED ON A SIX MONTHS COURSE TO TRAIN THEM AS UNIT EQUITATION INSTRUCTORS.
THE PASSING OUT PARADE CONSISTED OF INDIVIDUAL TESTS OF HORSEMANSHIP, TESTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL ABILITY AND ORAL EXAMINATIONS. LIEUTENANT DANIYA WAS THE ONLY OVERSEAS OFFICER TAKING PART IN THE PASSING OUR PARADE.
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