The inquest heard that Gunner Beck was a “lively character” and Bmdr Young added: “(She was) very happy, lit up any room, made friends easily, inspired people, good person.”.
Bombardier George Young, a friend of Gunner Beck, told the inquest she would confide in him and that her complaint about WO2 Webber was “squashed”.
Bmdr Young said he was friends with Gunner Beck and had a brief relationship with her in the summer of 2021.
Salisbury Coroner’s Court heard Gunner Beck pushed the senior officer away and left the room before spending the night in her car, and making a complaint to her superiors in the morning.
“I don’t know what the conversation was surrounding getting an apology letter in the first place, but I was only a gunner at the time, but certainly now holding rank, I think that an apology letter shouldn’t even be offered in that situation.
