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Happy 100th Birthday to the B&C
We cannot permit this 100th issue of the B&C to pass unrecognised. The first B&C was published in Mar 1960 in the format of The Britannia and it went through several changes before reaching the familiar A5 size with a yellow cover. The intention to include, in the printed version, extracts from issues 1, 25 (Nov 70), 50 (Jan 78) and 75 (Dec 90) has been curtailed due to space.
Contributions received for this issue, typed, hand-written, on disc and by e-mail, as well as outstanding items and, especially, numerous photographs, would have filled 50 pages.
If your piece is not in the print version it will have priority in the next issue, Dec 2003. Much more than can be published in the paper journal, especially photographs, is on this site www.norfolkbc.fsnet.co.uk
The B&C Editor for Issue 50 was the late Lt Col Alex Turnbull, (Editor 1977-1987) who died in 1993, and for No 75 Dec 1990 it was Maj William Reeve (Editor 1987-1994). The bent Remington, rescued from beyond the broken window of the Dereham TA Centre (see B&C 85 Dec 95), was then brought into use by the present editor, Maj Disaster and his assistant, Cpl Punishment, which explains all the spelyming and puncture errers.
Pipe Major on Penny farthing Cpl Punishment Pipe Major sets off!
Archives  1944 photograph Lt Colin Barnby and Capt Keith Oakey   1944 photograph of D-Day Norfolks Landing   1945 photograph of Kervenheim   1974 Dining Out of Brig Peter Barclay   David Jesse Tunmore and Edith Cavell   Operation Alphonse Cyprus 1956   Photographs of Tom Styles never previously published thanks to Margaret   Walter Leeks d 1936  
Branch Reports  Jun 2003

Did You Know These of The Ninth? Arthur Brighty   Pte RH Carter KIA 19 May 1940   Lt Col CA Debenham   Maj Arthur George Ellis (d 1944)   Charlie Pottle   David Jesse Tunmore   Raymond Benjamin Watts

Dinners, Drinks, Lunches, Parties, Reunions and Visits  4 Royal Norfolk Officers' Dinner May 03   4 Royal Norfolk Association Dinner May 03   80th Birthday Cake for Paul Boxall with Lady Thorne    9th North Elmham Reunion 2003 for Cyprus Veterans   Corps of Drums Reunion Oct 03   D Day Veterans Dinner Jun 03   Kings Lynn Branch Dinner 2003   Norwich Branch Drinks Dec 2003   Norwich Branch Lunch Nov 2003   Royal Norfolk Regt Officers' Dinner Jun 03   Royal Norfolk Regt Officers' Lunch Jun 03

e-mail  9/11   Bugle Update 3   Stan 'The' Man Bullock sends a site compliment   Corps of Drums Reunion Sep 03   David Jesse Tunmore and Edith Cavell   Lt Col CA Debenham   Gerhard Friedrich Dose, aged 79, on the battle of Grimbosq   Maj Arthur George Ellis (d 1944)   Operation Alphonse Cyprus 1956   Sgt Freddy Harris, The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, KIA D-Day 1944   Pte Alfred Massey   Tony Ooi   Tony Rogers on Norfolks and Suffolks 'joined at the hip'   Dawn Watts on the death of Cpl Raymond Benjamin Watts

Grave photographs offered  Adrian J Hearn offers Kranji Grave photographs

Hong Kong  Charlie Pottle

Korea  1952 Anti-Tank Pl photograph from Alan Nichols   Pte Samuel George 'Billy' Cotton KIA 1953   Alan Nichols and Adrian Hearn reunited after 50 years   Charlie Pottle   Korea cemetery photograph from Alan Nichols

Letters and Conversations  ABC for officers   Overheard   Viking Shoulder Flash

Miscellaneous  70th Bn Survivors   Editor on Restrictions Again!   Norfolk Editor on Restrictions yet again!   World War II American heroes
Obituaries Extra  Maj Freddie Crocker MC by Dr Dudley Payne, Maj Ernest Ridger and Alan Solomon
People  1944 photograph Lt Colin Barnby and Capt Keith Oakey   1947 Capt Len Brazier photograph in India   2002_Alan Nichols and Adrian Hearn reunited after 50 years   80th Birthday Cake for Paul Boxall with Lady Thorne   Gilly Banthorpe and an Off Licence   Pat Cole!   Tim Chatting, Dick Flower, Sam Hornor, David James, Ron Smith, David Standley at 1974 Dining Out of Brig Peter Barclay   1947 Capt Len Brazier photograph in India   2002_Alan Nichols and Adrian Hearn reunited after 50 years   80th Birthday Cake for Paul Boxall with Lady Thorne   Gilly Banthorpe and an Off Licence   Pat Cole!   Tim Chatting, Dick Flower, Sam Hornor, David James, Ron Smith, David Standley at 1974 Dining Out of Brig Peter Barclay

Survivors of the 70th Bn
The passing of former 70th Bn soldiers ‘Doojie’ Moore BEM and Edward Cyril Gill (click their name for their obituaries) prompted a search through our database. It reveals 60 Royal Norfolk names, apparently surviving, who served with the 70th Bn. Only 15 appear to subscribe to the B&C. If you know of any who do not subscribe why not get them to send the subs?
B&C 100
MAJ GILLY BANTHORPE
B&C 88 Jun 97 told of the Norfolk Editor’s visit to the late Maj Gilly Banthorpe (died Oct 2000) in the Norwich Hospital, soon after he was taken ill at his Norfolk ACF Dining-Out. ‘The Norfolk Editor was on his fifth page of notes on Gilly’s reminiscences when Gilly asked the nurse for a drink. ‘You haven’t time to drink Mr Banthorpe - you don’t stop talking!’
On the way to the hospital Janine and I had stopped at an Unthank Road Off Licence for some suitable beverages for Gilly.
Now, on passing that Off Licence I always think of Gilly's tales.
B&C 100
MAJ GILLY BANTHORPE AT BRITANNIA BARRACKS
Thinking of Gilly and the tale in B&C 99 Dec 02 about Les Green and the grass at Britannia Barracks (ie cutting it with a bass broom) reminds the Norfolk Editor of another Britannia Barracks grass cutting tale.
It was 1947 and Col George H Winter commanded No 9 PTC. Gilly was in the Coy Office with clerk LCpl Watling, when Col Winter arrived. 'Stool!' he ordered. An ammunition box was produced for inspection of the lampshade.
‘This is 1940 flys*** - the place is filthy.’
LCpl Watling was ordered at noon to cut the small patch of grass outside the office with a knife by the evening. His family ran Wells taxis so the resourceful LCpl ordered a taxi, went home, collected a lawnmower and in 3 pushes had cut the grass!
B&C 100

Editorial Rule
 To qualify for inclusion in the B&C there is only one rule - something described must have been said to have happened. 
The authority is the Editor, British Army Review No 114 Dec 96, `If the facts don`t fit the legend, print the legend’.

However, the rules of good taste, respect and confidentiality are always applied.

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