| Newsletter 85 - June 2011 |
| Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentice Association |
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Extracts From The Association Newsletters (Continued)
- New Members
Ian Bell (28th) Magill, Australia
James Butcher (44th) Doncaster
Stephen McKay (46th) Darlington
Douglas Morgan (44th) Trowbridge, Wilts.
Stuart Preston (37th) Swindon, Wilts.
Bryn Roberts (330th) Barrow-iin-Furness
Lapsed Membership
A B Soane (40th)
J R Porter (304th)
Peter Robinson (1st) – Possibly deceased.
Resigned
Roger Bennett (41st)
Robert Ashburn (324th)
Allen Soane (40th)
Neil McSorley (314th) – resigned wef 1/1/2008
Obituaries
Members
Jack Lambert (2nd) Died Dec 2010
Member – but resigned recently due to ill-health
Jack Rowell (3rd) Died 24th March 2011 Administrator Note: An obiturary to Jack can be found on the 3rd Entry Scrapbook Page
Non Member
Eddie Barnett (330th) Died October 2010
Congratulations
John Davies MBE (303rd) awarded a National Presidential
Certificate for services to RAFA (Northern Ireland)
Obituaries
Members
David Taylor (17th) Died 13th June 2011
Desmond Hitch (42nd) Died 23rd July 2011
Jack Leach (15th) Died 26th July 2011
2012 Reunion
The 2012 Reunion will be held at the Preston Marriott Hotel on 15th,16th and 17th June 2012.
DOUBLE SINGLE
OPTION A: £266.00 £166.00
Fri/Sat nights
OPTION B: £133.00 £83.00
Sat Night only
OPTION C: £50.00 £25.00
Reunion Dinner only
WEEKEND: £399.00 £249.00
Fri/Sat /Sun Nights
Ladies Outing
When booking a place on the coach for the 2012 Ladies Outing, please enclose a cheque for £5 with your Booking Form dated 16th June 2012 and
payable to the RAF Administrative Apprentice Association
New Members
Peter Bailey (42nd) Newport, Gwent
Mrs Janet Hitch (Honorary)
Peter Hoyle (42nd) Cirencester, Glos.
Mrs Doreen Leach (Honorary)
James Lithgow (330th) Tongeren, Belgium
- Amendments to Members’ Details
Note: The following members have changed some of their personal details - where details are not shown contact the membership secretary for further
information
- Tony Burchell (38th) (Association Membership Secretary) burchell.anthony@sky.com
Barry Loftus (41st)
Jim Varney (34th)
Tom Wilkinson (30th) Name changed to Bratt-Wilkinson
Obituaries
Members
Brian Moss (17th) Died14th August 2011
Association Membership
In the article in Newsletter 86 regarding recruitment, I was a bit ambitious. The number who enlisted was 6074 not 76074
Congratulations
We have extended our congratulations in the past to members who have become octogenarians. In this Newsletter we congratulate Ian C Clark (53rd
Ruislip) who will celebrate his 90th on 5th October.
- Annual Subscriptions
Reminder for all members that 2012 subs were due on 1 Jan 2012. For members paying by cheque: cheques for £10.00 for each year (members can pay
for more than one year at a time) payable to “RAF Administrative Apprentice Association” should be sent to the Treasurer- Garry Hoyland, Bourts House,
The Bourts, Lydbrook, Gloucester, GL17 9QB OR make things easier for everyone by contacting Garry and arranging to subscribe by Standing Order!!
- RAF Museum Project
The Head of Design and Display at the RAF Museum Hendon has indicated that he anticipates that they will be in a position to commence the design of our
proposed display in the late Spring. The Association Chairman and Archivist will visit the Museum in the next couple of months to deliver the additional
material obtained over the last months and to discuss the content and design of the display toblerone.
New Members
Syd Avery (39th) Alicante, Spain
Lewis Kidd (302nd) Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Barry Collins (FoA) Ulverston, Cumbria
John Muirhead (FoA) Milton Keynes, Bucks
591896 John S Peddie (58th Ruislip) Scunthorpe, Lincs
Eric Burland (48th Ruislip) Dursley, Gloucs,
Leonard Sayers (39th Ruislip) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Association members wishing further details ie telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of the new members, please contact the Membership Secretary
Amendments to Members Details
Personal details held for the following members have changed. Association members wishing these details should contact the Membership Secretary
Graham McCullough (304th) Great Sampford Essex
Peter Charnell (40th) Eastbourne
Dave Jones (301st)
Ian Bell (28th)
Dixie Dean (40th)
Resignations
Philip G Doggett (15th)
Obituaries
It is with sadness that we have learned of the deaths of
the following members:
Jeff Homersley - 591563 - 53rd Ruislip
Clive Woodin - 592733 – 17th Entry
Milton (Andy) Anderson - 592178 – 2nd Entry
Derek Gould – 592980 – 23rd Entry
Brian Miller – 592098 – 1st Entry
Stuart (Rog) Longbottom – 594071 – 42nd Entry
Ken Cameron – 592249 – 4th Entry
and of the following non-Member:
James E Abraham 13th Entry who died in service in 1962
- Since September 2011, we have sent letters to all ex- Ruislip Apprentice Clerks for whom we have a contact address advising them of the National
Arboretum and RAF Museum projects. Sadly, we have learned of the deaths of the following:
Russell C Allen (591904) 58th, James C Baston (591857) 57th, Lloyd Bennett (590145) 11th, Alfred H Dixon (591555) 53rd, Alfred J Faber (591385) 50th,
Albert S Gray (590812) 34th, Norman H Hammond (591219) 47th, Derek A Harvey (591388) 50th, John R Lewis (591959) 59th, William J Parham (590347)
37th, Robert L Robinson (591862) 57th, Leslie W Smale (590492) 22nd, Charles E Stansfield (590490) 22nd, William Thompson (590241) 14th, Ken
Williams (591750) 55th.
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