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THE ARBORFIELD APPRENTICE
School Magazine of The Arborfield Army
Technical School
(Boys)
The magazines reproduced in the following pages are an
important part of the history of the Arborfield Army
Technical School,
subsequently known under a variety of titles.
In themselves they are of historic value, being the first four
editions printed of the school magazine.
Volume 1, Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.
They cover a period when the school underwent major changes, and
dispersal of the apprentices to various areas of the U.K. to continue their training, during the
build up to the Normandy
invasion, the camp being used to house the gathering troops. The new cap badge was also introduced as
the Volume 1, No.3 icon below shows.
The latest addition is Number 6 and records the first
time the Champion Company Banner was awarded. The Arborfield Old Boys Club
was formed with an Annual Subscription of 5 shillings (25p today) or Life
Membership at 2 Guineas
(£2.10).
We are indebted to Brian Walker 55B, ex Chepstow Army Apprentices
School, who has
made these documents available to us for the web site, and also for the work
he undertook to prepare the pages for us.
Click on each
icon below to read the designated magazine.
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Volume 1
No.1
December 1944
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Volume
1 No.2
December
1945
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Volume
1 No.3
December
1946
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Volume 1 No.4
December 1947
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Volume 1 No.6
December 1948
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First Published: 1st May 2007
Latest Update: 1st March 2009
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