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Vol VIII No 1 Summer 2012

In This Issue

The Prelude to the 70th begins

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Editorial

The opinions expressed in the Normandy Star are those of the authors and

do not necessarily reflect the policy and views of the Norwich & District

Branch of the Normandy Veterans Association

All copy, articles etc. for inclusion should be sent to the Editor

Editor – Paul McAllister

12 Millside, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk, N.R12 9PA

Tel (01692) 583336

Email: NormandyStar@aol.com

Website: www.normandystaronline.org.uk

We hope you have all had a good summer, albeit a wet one for most!

Despite the weather it has certainly been a busy one and I guess the

highlight for many has to be the 2012 London Olympics. Whilst I am far

from a sports fan, even I could not help but be impressed by it all. And

of course we had the wonderful events surrounding the Queen’s

Diamond Jubilee. Both these events have shown the world that when

the United Kingdom puts on a show, we do it in style. Makes one proud

to be British!

Closer to home, this edition of the Star sees the launch of Prelude to

the 70th, as we work towards the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the

battle of Normandy in 2014. There will be lots to keep us occupied in

the months to come, so we wish you every health, wealth and

happiness.

Paul and Sarah McAllister

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Branch Officers and Committee Members

Normandy Veterans Association Norwich & District (No.3) Branch

Officers and Committee Members 2012-2013

Chairman: Veteran L W Mann Vice Chairman: Mr G Holmes Secretary/Treasurer: Veteran J S Woods. Committee Members: (1) Veteran F L Scott.

(2) Veteran J E Curson (3) Veteran L Fox (4) Mrs K Burge (5) Mr B Harris

(6) Mr P McAllister (Ex-Officio)

Other Officers and Appointments

Welfare Officer: Veteran L W Mann. Public Relations Officer: Veteran J S Woods. Assistant Secretary: Mrs S McAllister. Social/Events Co-ordinator: Mrs K Burge.

Standard Bearer/Parade Marshal: Mr P McAllister. Reserve Standard Bearer: Mr M J Baker. Editor, The Normandy Star: Mr P McAllister.

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Subscriptions for 2012 are now overdue for a number of members. If you

have not yet received your 2012 Membership Card, it is because you have

NOT yet paid your subscriptions. Please do so As Soon As Possible in

order to continue the benefits of membership. Rates for 2012 are £5 per

person (£10 per couple).

All subscription monies to be sent to the Assistant Secretary, Sarah

McAllister, at 12 Millside, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9PA. Cheques

made payable to “NVA Norwich and District.” Membership cards will

be sent out with your next copy of Normandy Star News or Normandy

Star once monies have been received.

Subscriptions

Lapel Badges

Full colour enamelled lapel badges, produced by the Branch to celebrate

the 69th Anniversary of Normandy, are now available. Costs are £2

each to Branch Members, £3 each otherwise, plus 50p postage/packing.

They can be obtained from George Holmes, 169 Palgrave Road, Great

Yarmouth, NR30 1QD. Tel: 01493 858319. Cheques made payable to

“NVA Norwich and District”

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The Branch is now able to supply Normandy Veterans Association blazer

badges from its own supplier. These are full colour woven cloth, available

for both Veteran and Associate members. We will not be holding a stock

of these but can order as required, with delivery normally within two

weeks.

To order your badge, please contact Paul McAllister, 12 Millside, Stalham,

Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9PA, Tel: (01692) 583336. Badges are £12.00

each, plus £1.00 postage & packing, cheques made payable to “NVA

Norwich and District.”

Blazer Badges

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Medal Mounting Service

Do your medals require cleaning? Are your medal ribbons tired and in

need of replacing? I am now offering a medal cleaning/remounting

service. Medals professionally cleaned and fitted with new ribbons,

mounting bars etc, in either swing mounted or court mounted style. For

BRANCH MEMBERS this service is offered at cost price only, please

contact me to discuss further.

Paul McAllister

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From the Secretary’s chair

The year 2012 is the 68th anniversary year of the landings in Normandy

in June 1944. This is the 3rd year of our five year March to the 70th

policy and it is now time to take stock. The year beginning 1st

September 2012 will mark the beginning of the 69th anniversary year of

the landings on D-Day. It will also be the commencement of the 4th

year of our five year “March to the 70th”project. Subsequently, from

that day on, the name of the project will change to “Prelude to the

70th” and the run-in to the 70th anniversary year will begin. To date we

do not know much about the national programme but we do recognise

that it is time for us to begin to organise ourselves as to what our

programme is to be. It is highly likely that the year will be celebrated

nationally as well as in Normandy, but we will react to that when we

get to know. Normandy will certainly have its own celebration and

again the order of the day is wait and see.

Regardless of anything else which is likely to occur during 2013 it will

be an iconic year for Norwich Branch who will immediately commence

putting together a year of celebration and remembrance, not just for

those able to return to Normandy to take part in the celebrations there

but for those who remain here in the U.K as well. Help and assistance

will be needed and this will be asked for both through the media and

by means of the internet. For those who consider that it is too early to

begin, rather be too early than too late.

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From now on to the 70th anniversary year, Public Relations will be of

major importance. As secretary I have for some years been Public

Relations Officer. It is now time to look elsewhere particularly among

the younger generation or for a newly retired person who would like a

worthwhile interest being envisaged

Another job which has to be found is a back-up for the position of

Secretary. Norwich Branch is an important voluntary organisation which

could survive for a number of years post 70th anniversary. I have held

this post now for 25 years, much longer than it was considered the

Branch would last and my age is now against me.

At the Annual General Meeting, George Holmes was voted in as Vice

Chairman. Congratulations to George who is one of our dedicated

Associate Members, he will do a good job. Another is Brian Harris who

has since filled the vacant position on the Branch Committee and I

thank him for doing that.

A Branch party returned from Normandy earlier his year where they

had been on pilgrimage. Once again it was a successful trip for

everybody especially the people who had not been before with us.

Services of Remembrance were attended at Col ville Montgomery, Rots,

Bayeux, Arroomanches, Asnelles and Hottot les Bagues. During these

services, the Branch Standard of the North West Leicestershire Branch

was paraded by John Bailey and we thank John for that.

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At the Memorial to 231 Brigade at Asnelles, a chance meeting between

the son of the Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment and Reggie Burge

occurred which ended with both laying wreaths to the fallen of the

Regiment together. Visits were made to the D-Day Academy Hangars

followed by a 60th Queen's Jubilee celebration lunch at the Dines Barn

in Rots. Tilly sur Seulles, St Mere Eglise, the German cemetery at La

Cambe and the American cemetery at St Laurent sur Mer were also

visited. A number of the party attended service in Bayeux Cathedral as

well as at the RBL/NVA Remembrance Service and wreath-laying in the

Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Bayeux. The Hotel was it’s

usual self, decent accommodation, good food and plenty of wine. 25

rooms have been provisional booked for 2013

In Norwich, a Remembrance Service and wreath laying took place on

the the 6th June at the City War Memorial hosted by the Norfolk &

Norwich Combined Ex-Services Association. Wreaths were laid by the

Lord Mayor of Norwich, Councillor Ralph Gayton, the Branch Chairman,

Len Mann, Chairman of the Combined Ex. Services Brian Wilson and

other ex-Service Associations. The Branch Standard was paraded by

Paul McAllister together with the new Combined Ex-Services Standard

which was inaugurated and blessed at the same time by the Reverend

Canon Peter Nokes of St Peter Mancroft Church, who took the Service

The collections programme for this year is again proving to be

beneficial to the Branch regardless of the lack of collectors which is now

becoming a problem. We still need collectors; we still need fund-raising

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programmes during the next couple of years to finance our five year

march. It is the same old plea, if you have some time to spare contact

Sarah and she will sort you out.

Here's where you can help. I've become aware, no doubt you have

also, of the popularity of quiz nights in pubs and the increase in the

number of landlords doing them for charity. Why not trot along to your

local and persuade the landlord to do a charity quiz night for us? Fliers

are available today and you should take one with you when you go. It's

your introduction. You only have to be there on the night, collect the

monies raised and pay in. Easy isn't it? Alright I know you're no good at

quiz's but you don't have to take part, just be there

The Books of Remembrance are now available again as St Stephens

Church is completed and open for worship. Although there is a key

available in the Church, we can no longer allow the Books to be opened

without contacting a responsible person and making an appointment.

The Books are a precious commodity and although they will be

respected and cared for by most of you there have been one or two

occasions when they have not. Fortunately, permanent damage has not

occurred. It is sad but it has to be.

On the schools side, visits have been made, first on the 29th May to

Hillside Primary School Bradwell by George Holmes, Neville Howell and

Bob Bradley and on the 22nd June to Hethersett Old Hall School by Len

Bennett, Bill Clodd and Len Fox. It is important that we continue to

contact the younger generation where possible to explain that “There is

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no glory in War.”

Armed Forces week took place from the 25th June to 1st July inclusive.

The Branch was represented by Len Fox on the Monday at the raising

of the Flag at the City Hall. On the Tuesday Branch members manned

a two table stall at the Exhibition in the Forum, an opportunity to “bang

the drum.” Our theme was Prelude to Normandy The 30th June was

Armed Forces Day and Jean and I decided to have a day out this time

and went to Lowestoft where we attended the Drum-head Service and

made contact with Fred Wright, Andrew and Tom, Cyril & Marion

Salisbury, Reg & Kitty Burge and George Holmes. We also had lunch in

the Hatfield Hotel, made a nice day out for us.

New Website A new website has been set up in order to obtain

information from Normandy about any and all activities concerning D-

Day and the Battle of Normandy up to and including the 70th

anniversary. The website is named www.normandyveterans.org.uk.

This does not replace the present website which, as a reminder to you

is www.normandystaronline.org.uk Any and all information coming out

of Normandy re. the 70th anniversary may be placed on the new

website. Just contact news@normandyveterans.org.uk for further

information.

Breaking News

It is understood that the Mayor of Bayeux is considering the creation of

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a Celebratory Wall for the 70th Anniversary celebrations there. This wall

is to be situated near to the Bayeux Museum. Normandy Veterans will

be able to contribute to the building of this wall by purchasing a brick

which will have their names and the unit they served in inscribed. There

is also to be a Book of Remembrance for signing by Normandy Veteran

visitors together with photos and remembrances. Let you know more

when I know.

The rest of the social programme to date is as follows:- 11th November

is Remembrance Sunday so there will be only one service at the War

Memorial this year. There will be a Remembrance Service in Topcroft

Church followed by a wreath-laying at Airfield Farm The Xmas lunch

has been booked for Wednesday 12th December at the Holiday Inn

Hotel Norwich North, the cost is £23 per. head. The maximum number

is 80. This lunch is offered to members at a discounted price of £13 per

head on a first come first served basis with non members at full price

Kitty is taking bookings with cash.

The Lapel and Button Badges for the 69th year have been ordered and

should shortly be available. Like everything else the costs have gone up

but it has been decided for now to remain the same as previous years,

namely £2 per member £3 others. The design of the final gold type for

the 70th is still being debated in committee. This is the one which will

be free to those who have purchased the 5 previous badges. The

remainder will be on sale at £5 each. As a matter of interest, a few 68th

year Lapel Badges presented to the Royal British Legion Calvados

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Branch for the Poppy Appeal have been on sale at 10 euros a piece.

Quite popular, these badges.

The Final Launch, “Prelude to the 70th “ commences from the 1st

September. We are at the dawn of a new era. This is what we

thought would happen but we are finding things are moving pretty

quickly so a new set of ideas was presented to the committee at

their meeting in August on the best way to proceed. After debating

the subject, the committee decided that plans be made and put into

action These plans to consist of the use of non veteran members of

the branch in the key positions. They comprise a team under the

leadership of the Vice Chairman who either are or would be prepared

to take on the important aspects of the run-in. They do not replace,

or have the authority of the committee members and although

classed a team will each have individual portfolios They will be

known as “Team 70” The members of the team to date are :-

George Holmes, who as Vice Chairman leads the team and is

responsible to the Committee. He deals with the Lapel and Button

Badges

Sarah McAllister, our Assistant Secretary who controls the

membership, the fund-raising and could take on the Books of

Remembrance

Kitty Burge who as Social Secretary is responsible for the social side

as well as the Normandy pilgrimage

*Paul McAllister, who is the present editor of the Normandy Star and

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Normandy News. Paul as also been co-opted on to the committee ex

officio.

Ian Wells, who is our webmaster controlling both the websites.

Sally Brooks, who is handling our Float in the 2013 Lord Mayor's

procession

Now is possibly a lot for you to take on board this time. This Branch is

for Normandy Veterans wherever they are, those who have been left in

limbo by the closing down of their Branches and those who never

joined in the first instance. A Normandy Veteran is a Normandy

Veteran, it's unchangeable. We are all comrades, like it or not and now

is the time to stick together. Keep brave, keep well, keep together, we

are on the march.

Jack S Woods, Hon Secretary

11th August 2012.

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Here, Veteran Kenneth Budgen, late of 5 Armoured Assault Regiment,

RE, continues his memories of D-Day.

So far, no mines were indicated in our vicinity but we remained vigilant.

Many more Parachute troops arrived that day, cheering them as they

landed until we were quite hoarse. We now knew we had landed, and

the strange feeling that the war was over titillated our happy minds.

SWORD beach was behind us and we were the other side in a new life.

This hallucination was short lived as the noise of battle brought us back

to reality, making us think that the enemy were a long way from home,

and we have the job of pushing them back there.

We were saddened to hear of Captain McClarren's death during the

assault, He was our squadron leader, well-liked and respected and in

his early 20s as most of us were. His tank was hit by an 88mm a/p

shell, fired from an extremely well hidden gun in a wooden structure

which was designed to collapse when approached.

Later that day before the light became too bad to see very far, we

rallied and with other members of the squadron took up positions in an

orchard, mounted the guard and waited for further orders. This was a

rather pensive and trying time, the second wave did not come ashore

on schedule because the sea continued to be extremely rough.

There was a gap between SWORD beach and QUEEN beach, which

meant that our flanks were exposed. The Luftwaffe dropped

antipersonnel cluster bombs from aircraft which flew out to sea, turned

Memories of D-Day

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round and flew back at just about sea level . This was their way of

telling us that they were still active.

A whisper was circulating among the men, of a possible German

Parachute Group landing not far away. This was not welcome news and

added to the tension. The Bletchley Park code breakers had done their

job extremely well as the expected 21st Panzer Armour did not arrive to

push us into the sea.

June 7th dawn came early, with a request for assistance to deactivate a

pillbox emplacement at Douvres. The A.V.R.E.s and infantry closed in

on it putting it out of order as requested.

In the weeks that followed our help was asked for on odd occasions:

one of which was Lebessey Wood where a very large ditch had been

dug as a tank trap and deterrent. The operation had to be carried out

at night; a mine field had been laid in the area which had to be

crossed. The Engineers had cleared a path and laid guide tapes for our

tanks to pass through. It all went well until we arrived at the site.

A message came through that one of our A.V.R.E.s had been delayed

and gone off on a different track. Could we send someone to check the

area and redirect them to the ditch? I got out and started to look

around the vicinity. It then became clear that our group had arrived

early as shells from our guns began to fall too close for comfort. My

first reaction was to find shelter. A Sherman tank stood nearby, but

getting under that would be rather dangerous. It was during this

decision-making, and thinking that the missing tank was some distance

away, I summoned my strength and ran as fast as I could towards it

hoping they would not mistake me for the enemy. Having completely

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forgotten about the mine field in that instant I can only upon

reflection, assume that whatever mines were in that field were anti-

tank, not anti-personnel. The tank crew were alerted to my presence

and opened the pannier door and let me in. After explaining the

position, we set off to re-join the squadron, who were engaged in

making the tank trap safe. We left the tanks and made our way down

to the base of the trap as quietly as possible, which is difficult in poor

light. Just over halfway we became an invisible target for someone

with a Spandau fast firing machine gun. The tracer bullets passed

just a foot above our heads. This was followed by a skirmish, more

shots were fired - we thought - that was lucky. The tank trap was

filled with the Fascine bundles which the other tanks had brought and

offloaded. Once more back in the tank, we knew that the 11th

Armoured and the Infantry would deal with odd people with machine

guns who may be in the vicinity. Moving away from the site and out

of the wood, we waited for further orders. We could see from the sky

that the dawn would soon be upon us. At this stage our position was

one that should be avoided, a clear area which was part of a track

running across and from an open area of farm land. A sound, which

to us all was quite familiar, heralded the approach of a mortar bomb,

which landed fair and squarely on our engine covers. Lucky again,

being a small one, it made a lot of noise and peppered our turret bin

and most of its contents. We did not worry about items of clothing

but our private food store was of much concern.

On another dull evening we were returning to our base along a track

beside a canal when I noticed the engine was working laboriously but

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our speed was gradually diminishing. I informed the Commander that we

had a problem. He decided to stop and investigate the tracks (Churchill

tanks have a very powerful engine - and will climb a 1 in 3 gradient- we

however, were on a level tow path). As soon as we dismounted, the

reason for our A. V. R. E.’s behaviour was obvious. Somewhere en route,

the right hand track had picked up a strand of barbed wire and wound it

round the driving sprocket. This would have slowed us down but the

huge bundle of wire attached; about seven feet in diameter was the real

culprit. One could imagine people running after fences five miles away. It

took us a good half hour to cut the track free. Luckily for us the opposite

bank was occupied by our 6th Para and not the 21st Panzer Grenadiers or

Waffen SS. They were in the vicinity as Caen had not fallen at this point.

The next day our water supply was threatened by a sniper in a church

tower. Each time the source was approached he started shooting; we

tried to discourage him with small arms fire, to no avail. Fortuitously, a

Cromwell tank was passing and the Commander needed little

encouragement to train his turret gun on to the tower which contained

the offending sharp shooter. One round was sufficient to demolish the

tower and all it contained; job done.

Another exciting day an FW 190 dropped a bomb right in the middle of a

very large number of neatly stacked Jerry cans filled with petrol;

something like a week’s supply. Although we were far enough away not

to be burnt, the resultant blast wave nearly knocked us off our feet.

The Pioneer Corps laid a mesh metal landing strip quite quickly after the

initial landings and one of the first to land on it was the air ace Johnny

Johnson. On another occasion an American "Marauder" medium bomber,

made an emergency landing. We quickly realised the reason when

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aviation spirit poured from bullet holes in the wing. A time to beat a hasty

retreat - the crew were unharmed - and the aircraft did not burst into

flames as they do in films. On yet another occasion a B-17 flew over at

about 3000ft, what you may ask is odd about that? The difference was

about to unfold before our very eyes, when thirteen crew members

leaped from it, after which it flew on only to take a vertical high speed

dive into the English Channel. The irony of the sequence was the whole

of the crew floated majestically down into an area occupied by the

Germans.

It was not long after our landing and we were not far from the beaches

when a rather unusual event took place. From out of nowhere a small

aircraft occupied our air space at about 1000ft travelling at very high

speed. First it had all the appearances of being mauled by a Spitfire

because its tail was on fire and the engine was making a very strange

noise. Then to cap it all the engine stopped. It then glided on for a short

distance then did a sudden dive into the sea, which finished in an

enormous explosion throwing up tons of water. This was to us a very big

bang for such a small plane. It was then disclosed over our radio that it

was one of Adolf Hitler’s secret weapons, a flying bomb to be known as a

V-1. The landing strip was also used to evacuate the wounded. Red

Cross" Dakota" aircraft would land and out would jump a group of nurses.

They transferred the wounded from the vehicles to the plane very

carefully - the fact that they were in a danger zone at high risk of

becoming casualties themselves was of less importance to

them…….Wonderful Girls!

To be continued….

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Poetry

Ode to Normandy

By Kenneth West, Hon. Secretary, NVA Branch No.46

We woke in our bivvy, just about dawn,

As the sun burned the mist for a beautiful morn.

On a quiet, peaceful Sunday, in the middle of June

And even the birds were singing in tune.

A jeep then pulled up and out jumped a chap,

He weren’t very tall – and he carried a map

With his cap with two badges, medals and braid,

T’was quite an impression the little chap made.

He said “gather round, I’ve got something to say

There’s a fair bit of bother that we’re in today

We’ve launched an attack, that’s not quite going our way,

In a village, down the road, called “Fontenay.”

It’s a hell of a scrap and our lads need some backing,

So pack up your kit chaps, we’d better get cracking

George and Ken, we’ll need you, so you better come

And I think it best, if you’d both bring your gun.

We scrambled aboard the TCV trucks

Signallers, Gunners, Drivers and Cooks

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Each one a specialist, grade one, two or three

And all from Welsh Regiments, except George and me.

By late afternoon, as sounds of battle drew near,

We were ordered to stop by a Scots Fusiliers.

He watched as we de-bussed, a right motley crew,

but wily old QM, he knew what to do.

Kit checked and replaced, with the usual banter,

Ammo issued, wound dressings and Caps Tam-o-Shanter

I dinna care where ye’ve come from, but I’ll make it quite clear,

As from today, you’re a Scots Fusilier.

We moved forward quietly, following polar bear sign

To 17 Platoon, on the right of the line.

Houses still burned, smell of death lingered still,

“Am I glad to see you,” said a relieved Sgt Hill.

“Dig yourself in lads, by the side of that cow”

“I’ll see you both later, I’ve got to bury lads now.”

As we dug, maggots oozed from a rotting cow’s inner,

Then the cook dashed across to bring us our dinner.

Compo tea, “Hard Tack” and a tin of Oxtail

But the stench from the cow made both of us quail.

The Sgt came back saying “keep your eyes peeled,

There’s a sniper about, over there, in that field.”

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As one of us dug, the other shielded his back,

Just in case Jerry decided to counter-attack.

But the night slowly passed, just the odd desperate yell,

“Stretcher Bearer” as another Jock was hit by a shell.

Week by week our attacks were slowly improving,

“Dig in, Pack up, Get Ready, We’re moving.”

From Bocage to Cornfields, the battles continue

As the Poor Bloody Infantry strain every sinew.

Pushing forward by day, at night digging in.

And with lads being lost, our numbers grew thin,

But we had to keep going, ignoring the gore,

Remembering the old adage of soldiers of yore.

“Don’t worry – you wont hear the one that will hit you”

I was stretchered to a tent, with medics in situ.

As the Quack wrote a label, he said to me brightly

“You’re a lucky young fellow – you’ve got a blighty.”

Next day we were loaded into a Dakota,

Eighteen stretchers on racks, cos that was the quota.

Where we landed – I know not. Some RAF Drome,

I couldn’t care less – I’d made it back Home.

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Roll of Members Updates

Deletions from the Roll of Members

Please ensure that the Secretary is informed of any changes of address, telephone numbers etc, so that Branch records may be kept up-to-date.

Veteran C Pollard (Deceased)

Mrs M Sharpley (resigned)

F A Wright (resigned)

Mrs M Martin (deleted)

Mrs M Opher (deleted)

Mrs McFarlane (deleted)

Mrs J Campbell (deleted)

Obituaries

It is with deep regret that we record the passing of the following Veterans

and branch members.

Veteran C Pollard 173rd Company R.A.S.C

Our sincere condolences are sent to the families of all those who have

passed to the green fields and beyond.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,

We will remember them.

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Change of Address F L Bellamy (F009) St Nicholas House, Littlefields, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1BG Change of Telephone Number

Mrs L Butler (A763) – 01603 308050 New Members We extend a warm welcome to the following new members to the Branch; Mr A Scott (A848) 1, Kestrel Way, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex. CO15 4JD. Tel: (01255) 428028 Associate Member (Late Royal Air Force) Mr T L Everett (A849)

29, Lime Tree Ave, Long Stratton, Norwich. NR15 2TL. Tel: (01508) 530063 Mr C F Squires (A850) 34, Park Close, Silfield, Wymondham. NR18 9BA. Tel: (01953) 607147 Mr M A Hayes (A851) 34 Whitehorse Street, Wymondham, Norfolk. NR18 0BT. Tel: 07748232613

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Thanks are due to the following individuals who have kindly donated to

branch funds;

A W Cable

J Mallott

R H Gordon

Mrs M Betts

M C Beames (70th)

Town Close House Educational Trust

Donations

D-Day 68 years on in Norwich

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SEPTEMBER

Sun 23 Sep

Branch outing to Bletchley Park Museum (For details and booking, contact Kitty

Burge)

OCTOBER

Wed 10 Oct

Social Meeting, RBL Centre, Aylsham Rd, Norwich.

11.00am

Thu 11 Oct

Collections, Morrisons, Riverside, Norwich.

NOVEMBER

Sun 11 Nov

Remembrence Sunday

Wed 14 Nov

Social Meeting, RBL Centre, Aylsham Rd, Norwich.

11.00am

DECEMBER

Wed 12 Dec

Branch Christmas Dinner Holiday Inn, Norwich North (For details and bookings, contact Kitty)

Programme of events is subject to update and change where necessary

Programme of Events 2012

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