| Twenty Ninth Entry |
| Have You Any Photographs Or Other Memories Of the 29th Entry RAF Administrative Apprentices? If so you can send them to me |
| George Masson 2005 |
| Alan Bell Presents Enty Shield To Station Commander RAF Hereford 1987 |
| Left: Ron Anders, Dinger Bell, George Masson And Roy Pipe Gather For A 50th Anniversary Reunion In France September 2006 |
| Photos below taken at the first reunion of the entry in May 1987 at both RAF Hereford and The Hop Pole Hotel Hereford. Reg Drinkwater one of our drill instructors at the time we were training was in attendance and an impromtu parade was held much to the delight of the trainees currently serving at Hereford! Thankfully, as far as I am aware, no still photos exist of this 'parade' although I do have a video recording!do have a video recording! The entry members attending were: Alan Bell Mick Owen (28th) Ray Burrow Tony Gulvin Glyn Owen Mick Watkins Pete Yeo Gary Evans Ron Anders Roger Blackburn Laurie Ellery (28th) Roy Pipe Jock Green Don davies Ben Croucher Denis Pirie Mick Jeffries Jack Norris John Exelby Pete Forster George Masson George Moore Keith Edwards |
| The Ladies of 29th and 30th Entry Members Attending Bristol Annual Reunion 2007 |
| Admin Apprentice Alan Bell 1957 (Taken I Think In Marylebone Road London) |
| Pete Forster and Harry Trumbell |
| Ray Burrow and Right Harry Trumbell Cyprus 1962 |
| Alan Bell On Detachment To Akrotiri 1958 |
- Jack Norris Obiturary
Those of you who have not heard the sad news, Jack Norris, one of ours, passed away on 11th July after suffering from cancer. I knew Jack well up until a few years ago after which regrettably I
lost contact with him. I last met him at a Manston Air Show where he was exhibiting his very good aircraft prints. He was an accomplished drummer and a real comedian. Like me Jack was a
member of the apprentice band at RAF Hereford and perhaps my fondest memory was the day he decided to liven up the morning parade by breaking into his version of Skin Deep as the parade
marched off. Not a little chaos ensued as you may remember. Rest In Peace Jack.
Alan Bell
Jack Norris Obiturary
I am sorry to have to tell you that Jack Norris, late of the 29th, died last Thursday, 11th July of cancer. Jack's wife Irene, phoned me yesterday with the sad news. Jack died at his home in
Ramsgate. Irene told me he was in no pain. Jack was a successful businessman and keen golfer, as well as remaining the mad rock n' roller we always remembered him as.
Sadly, I only ever got to see him every ten years, when Irene would set up a surprise party for him, (he never twigged on.) Although it was more than fifty years since we were at Credenhill, he
never changed his infectious enthusiasm and seeing him years later was to slip timelessly back into when we formed our skiffle group, The Greenliners, and deeply shocked the Station
Commander and the Padre with the somewhat earthy lyrics of some of our numbers.
He will be sadly missed by Irene, his Family, friends and ex-service colleagues, but from now on Heaven is really going to swing on a Saturday night!
Denis Pirie
| 29th Reunion Photos CLICK HERE |
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| Ray Burrow Poses Outside Darwin Jail 2006 |
| Ray Burrow Sharjah 1965 |
| Jack Norris Ron Sullivan Ray Burrow Akrotiri 1960 |
| Felix Booth Left 1962 |
| Ray Burrow Akrotiri 1960 |
| Photo Features Ray Burrow And Harry Trumbell Akrotiri 1960 |
Left: Ron anders, Dickie Dynes And Ben Croucher Above: L to R - Rear - Ben Croucher, George Masson, Martin Wooley, Dickie Dynes and Pete (Titch) Forster at the front Right: Apprentice Band consisting of mainly 29th Entry (including me) with George Masson the Drum Major My thanks to Ben Croucher for supplying these images |
| My Thanks To 'Action Man' Harry Trumbell (28th 29th And 30th) For This Series Of Pictures Modestly Depticting Him In Various Sporting Roles Pictures Also Shown On 28th and 30th Entry Pages |
| Harry Climbing In The Alps 1966/67 |
| Harry Western Cyprus Water Ski Club Champion1962 |
| Harry Cyprus Jump Champion 1972 |
| Harry (Right) Light Middleweight Boxing Champion Hereford 1955 |
| A Poem By Roy Pipe Composed In 1957 |
| Harry Playing For The RAF Rugb y Team 1970s. Photo Also Features Peter Larter (England And Lions 1974) |
| Harry Captaining RAF Rheindahlen 1967 |
| A Poem ByPete Culley Composed In 1957 |
| Quotes Chosen For Apprentice Magazine Winter 1957 By Members Of the 29th |
| Ray Burrow With Ex-Admin Apps Cyprus March 2010 |
| The Above 10 Photos Courtesy Of John Lanigan - If You Can Identify Who Features In Them Please Let Me Know. |
| Who Is This? |
| Back L Mick Watkins Back R Gary Evans - Who Else? |
| Who Is This ? |
| Glyn Owen And Roger Blackburn Pose Outside Madam Tussaud's En-Route To Sign Up In 1956. Alan Bell Was The Third Member Of The Party But He Gave His Picture To A Young Lady Now Long Forgotten |
| Below 8 Latest 29th Pics Courtesy Of Dickie Dynes |
| Royal Air Force Administrative Apprentice Association |
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| Multam A Parvo |
| Pete Culley |
| Reg Drinkwater Entry Drill Instructor |
| Ron Anders And George Masson |
| George Masson And Ben Croucher En-Route To The Cenotaph |
| Front. L ?? - Mick Watkins - ?? - ?? - Blackie Blackburn - ?? Who Are The 3 At The Back? |
| Below: These Pictures Taken At Association Reunions Peterborough 2001, Bristol 2007 And Preston 2009 |
| Left: Perry 'Pez' Egan (30th) and Don Davies RAF Idris In transit April 1960 to Maralinga |
| Don Davies (2nd from left) Perry Egan 30th far right in the outback of Australia 1960 |