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Saturday. Drum Head Service. Page 2.
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Senior Old Boy on parade this reunion, John Wintle
(October 1939).
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The Army Apprentice National Memorial Trustees.
L to R:
Maurice Hope 59B, Johnny McGahan 59A (H), Colin Prior 55A (C),
Colin’s wife, Gordon Bonner 49B, Gerry Berragan 48B.
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The A.O.B.A. Standard is handed to Canon Bev John 66A
by Trevor Guest 60A.
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The sounding of ‘The Last Post’ to be followed after the silence
by ‘Reveille’.
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Pipe Major Alex Burt 62A played the lament ‘Flowers
of the forest’.
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Sgt. Mike Bysh and CSM Grant Davison of 11 Training
Battalion R.E.M.E. who, giving generously of their own time, tried hard and
managed to instill some sense of discipline into the days proceedings,
alongside Pipe Major Alex Burt 62A.
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Those Old Boys who departed in the last twelve months
are remembered.
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Three individual crosses. Fred Wood H37 started his service at
Hilsea before transferring to Arborfield.
Brian Conway 42A gave much in his service to Arborfield and we have
an ‘In Memoriam’
page for him.
John French 52A transferred to the R.A.E.C. but is the
same intake as ‘The Editor’.
26 Poppy Crosses were laid to remember Old Boys who
had been recalled to H.Q. since the last reunion. One was missing, that of John Grounsell
52A, who passed away just before the reunion.
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The service was accompanied by musicians of the
Salvation Army.
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The Editor.
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First Published: 1st
July 2012.
Latest Update: 21st
July 2012.
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  Saturday’s Events Continued.
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