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For the third time the annual A.O.B.A. Reunion took place
at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire. Last year the occasion was voted a
resounding success so all hopes were high for a repeat performance. That these reunions take place at all is
down to the hard work of our committee of volunteers, who put in many hours
and much effort. A sincere vote of
thanks to them.
Unfortunately, my visit was somewhat curtailed by
unfair wear and tear so the events of Friday and Saturday evenings are
covered by our ‘September 49er’ Max Warwick. Thanks Max.
Any information on the event would be gratefully
received by The
Editor.
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Friday, the gathering in.
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The accommodation this year was once again at the
Barcelo Hinckley Island 4 star hotel in Leicestershire. Unfortunately, following the pattern of
last year, the days leading up to the Reunion were the hottest days of the
year so far and it did not bode well for the events planned for the
following day, Parade and Drum Head Service. Until the trees planted throughout the
Arboretum develop a canopy, Alrewas is notoriously short of shelter from
downpour or, in this case, burning sun.
Twenty years on should see a marked improvement.
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Entertainment by Alex Burt 62A and Tony ‘Tee Cee’
Church 55B.
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Tony Church 55B and Alex Burt 62A flank Gordon Bonner
49B and hold photos of the dedication of a statue to Piper Bill Millin at
Coleville Montgomery, France. It
commemorates the deeds of Bill Millin who marched up and down Sword Beach
on ‘D’ Day, 1944, playing his pipes amidst the hell that was going on
around him.
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Curried everything.
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The Editor.
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First Published: 15th
August 2014.
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