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| 2005 11th North Elmham Reunion 2005 4 Royal Norfolk Association Dinner Apr 05
4 Royal Norfolk Officers' Dinner Apr 05 Independence of India 1947 Club Reunion Lunch 13 Aug 05 Royal Norfolk Show Jun 05 |
REGIMENTAL
ANECDOTES With the passing of more Old Comrades it is increasingly evident that much Regimental anecdotal history is being lost. The facts and deeds are nobly recorded in worthy tomes but much of the human element, sayings, stories, emotions and opinions of events is often only recollected at Regimental gatherings. These reminiscences and the undocumented informal facets of military life need to be recorded. From pre-war, WW2 and especially the Far East, the Berlin blockade, Korea, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Aden and recent conflicts, please send them in. |
2004 Events |
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ROYAL NORFOLK OFFICERS' DINNER 23 APR 2004 83 years after the first dinner in Feb 1921, the Annual Dinner was held on Fri 23 Apr 2004 in The Norfolk Club. We again thank the Norfolk Club Secretary, Col Geoffrey Hardaker, the chef and staff for a most successful evening as well as Col Tony Taylor for riding shotgun with the Regimental Silver. The Dinner Club Secretary wishes to record his thanks to the RHQ Office staff who assisted in the reproduction of the yellow menu invitations. We stood in memory of 2 members who had died since the last dinner: Maj Frank Nichols TD, in 2003, aged 95 and Maj John Shearman TD, in March 2004, aged 73.  The silver Norfolk Britannia
Centrepiece, right, had a table to itself !The following attended : Fred Ayers, Derek Burdett, Mike Cadge, John Davidson, Tom Eaton, Gerry Gandon and his guests Alex Barnett and Simon Barclay, John Housego, Ron James, Pat Palgrave-Moore, John Raybould, Tony Taylor and Richard Watson. Regrets were received from Peter Akister, Mike Ashton, Richard Boulton, Tim Chatting, Alan Debenham, William Gaymer, Miles Green, David James, Chris Overton, Oliver Prior, Paul Raywood, William Reeve, Ted Riddell-Smith, Bob Rogers, Jack Salter, David Spalding, Tam Steele and Bruce Warrington. David Spalding was ‘Off to Sunnier Climes’, Miles Green was orf on a recce to Foreign Parts - ie Lancashire ! But the best reason came from Maj Bob Rogers - OC A (Norfolk and Suffolk) Coy, The East of England Regt in Norwich : 'Sorry, I am unable to attend as I am still out in Iraq showing these ‘loggies’ how to do things the Infantry way. I must be doing something right as they have asked me to extend. Maybe it is time to change the road circuit in the camp again to really test the driving skills of ‘the experts’. Click here for a report from Bob and dawn photograph sent by Bob on ANZAC Day, Sun 25 Apr 2004 in Iraq. (Bob's HQ is not far from where Herbert James Roe 13897 2nd Bn Norfolk Regt, killed 26 Feb 1917 aged 23 in Mesopotamia is buried.) The next Dinner - our 84th Year - will be held at the Norfolk Club on Friday 22 April 2005. Contact the Dinner Club Hon Sec/Treasurer Major JL Raybould TD. Click here for a report on the 2003 Dinner. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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ASSOCIATION DINNER 24 APR 2004 The Annual Dinner was held on Sat 24 Apr 2004 at The Cliff Hotel, Gorleston. For £16 per head the menu was (2003 as we haven't had the dinner yet as this is typed on 20 Mar 04 !) Soup, Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding, potatoes and Chef's selection of vegetables, Golden Syrup sponge, Coffee and Mints. Plus the Famous Housego Raffle! Copy deadlines mean this is being written before the event so the report will be in the next issue. But the Norfolk Editor doubts that 2 ancient traditions failed to materialise. One, the healthy Annual Accounts presented by ‘The Master’, Treasurer Maj Fred Ayers TD TD TD TD with the customary ‘adjustments’ and two, the contingent of ex-Thetford (Destroyer) Platoon, A (Norfolk) Coy, 6 Royal Anglian, maintained the Platoon 100% record in winning several bottles in the raffle. Contact the 4th Bn OCA Hon Sec Maj John Housego via the Norfolk Section Editor The 2005 Dinner will be held at a venue and on a date to be confirmed. Postscript: Simon Hatch kindly typed the report below which appeared in the print copy, rather than the one above. Meeting on Sat 24 Apr 2004 at the Cliff Hotel, Gorleston, 29 members were in attendance along with 6 members of A Coy, East of England Regt. Following the meal the President, Maj Tom Eaton OBE TD DL, read out the list of the many members from the Battalion who had passed away in the last year, to which was added the name of Brian Dye who had died that morning. Making the journey to the dinner for the first time in many years was JW Draper who had made the journey from Hereford accompanied by his wife and daughter. Several traditions continued as normal, the huge mounds of treacle pudding and the large number of raffle prizes won by the former members of Thetford (2 Platoon), A (Norfolk) Coy, 6 Royal Anglian, although the contingent from A Coy, EER are slowly catching them up year by year. There was yet again a strong presence of former CSMs of A (Norfolk) Company, 6 Royal Anglian/EER. Those missing were Alex Barr, then recuperating in hospital and the current holder, Gavin Rushmere, serving in Iraq. At the AGM the healthy Annual Accounts, complete with customary adjustments, were presented by Maj John Housego on behalf of the Treasurer, ‘The Master’, Maj Fred Ayers TD, and the existing Committee were re-elected. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
ALMANZA SERVICE SUN 25 APR 2004  The
Revd Canon William Sayer
conducted the annual Almanza Service on Sun 25 Apr 2004,
the actual day of the Battle.Our Regimental Chapel is closed as part of the Cathedral modernisation project so it was held in the Warrior’s Chapel, right, hung with some of our Colours and backed by our splendid triptych, left, painted in 1480, back from its display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in its exhibition ‘The Glory of Gothic’.
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 ANZAC SERVICE IN IRAQ 25 APR 0425 Apr was ANZAC Day. At Gallipoli the Norfolk and Suffolk Regts served with distinction. Maj Bob Rogers, OC A (Norfolk and Suffolk Coy), The East of England Regt, based at Aylsham Road in Norwich (see above) sent the dawn photograph, right. ‘I was invited to the dawn Anzac day ceremony, Sun 25 Apr 04, at the Commonwealth Memorial close to Shaibah. Being a true Norfolk I took the opportunity to look for the names of fellow ‘Norfolks’ on the panels.’ B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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REGIMENT OFFICERS’ DINNER 2004 2004 marks the centenary of the Dinner Club. Membership is open to officers who wore, or wear, the cap badge of The Norfolk, Royal Norfolk, A (R Norfolk) Coy 6 R Anglian and the A (Norfolk and Suffolk) Coy East of England Regt. Historically, Gen Jack Dye informs us, the Dinner was held in London the night before The Derby and, latterly, on the first Friday in June, to coincide with the D-Day Landings. Attend in 2004 with a fellow officer and a 'Lady of your choice' and ensure the event is celebrated in style. Sat 5 Jun - R Norfolk Regt Museum Champagne Reception 1830 hrs with a silent projection of 1944 archive photographs. Black tie and miniatures Dinner in the Norfolk Club 2000 hrs for members and ladies - no seating plan and no speeches at £30 per head. Should numbers exceed the dining room capacity of 60 a buffet meal will be provided. Photographs were be taken to record the event. (Sorry, below are 2 rare photographs of me. One subject of my pics insisted I got in front of the camera - for once (carefully edited to remove the pot-belly!)
Sun 6 Jun - Drumhead
Service in R Norfolk Regiment Remembrance Garden at Easton
College, Norwich. Click for
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REGIMENT OFFICERS’ LUNCHEON 2004 There will be no Saturday luncheon in 2004 - see above. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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6OTH ANNIVERSARY VISIT IN JUN 2004 Bill Holden MBE organised the 60th Anniversary Visit to Normandy in 2004. A hotel in Caen and another in Vire were booked for the 12-day visit Wed 2 Jun to Sun 13 Jun 2004. A report will appear in the next issue. (Afternote by Webmaster: Sadly, no report arrived.) B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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COMMEMORATION SERVICE 2004 Sun 6 Jun - Drumhead Service in R Norfolk Regiment Remembrance Garden at Easton College, Norwich, 1030 hrs, to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, conducted (in the absence of The Revd Canon Bill Sayer who will be in Normandy) by The Revd Ken Reeve (1 East Anglian and Hon Chaplain to the Suffolks), then tea/coffee and biscuits at the College. It is also the Easton College Open Day so parking will be tight. Arrive early! Transport is available, departing from Tombland, at 0930 hrs. After the Service, there will be NO Officers' Lunch at the Norfolk Club. B&C 102 Jun 04
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| THE ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW 2004 At The Royal Norfolk Show 30 Jun - 1 Jul 2004 the Regimental Tent will be open to all ranks. Thursday is less busy and gives a better chance to meet former friends and members of the Regt, enjoy a sit down and relate old memories over a cup of tea or a glass of warm beer. A Regimental tie is your passport! (It doesn't seem to matter which Regt !) But don't do a 'Tapper' ! Click here to read of the 1980s horrors confronting The Late Col Alex Turnbull when an Antipodean Lt, Craig Tapper, attached to A (Royal Norfolk) Coy, 6 R Anglian, tried passing the portals of the Regimental tent dressed in shorts, thongs and (rumour has it) corks ! B&C 102 Jun 04
Brian
Cornish and Col Tony
Taylor at the 2004 Show |
| 4TH BATTALION GARDEN PARTY
2004 The attendance at the 2003 Garden Party was at a low level. In fairness to the late Capt John Barratt’s son, David, who wishes the event to continue, a review is taking place. If it proceeds it will be on Sun 4 Jul 2004, 1450 for 1500 hrs at the same venue as in 2003, at The Manor House, Great Witchingham. Wives / lady friends as well as a driver are welcome. Send your bid or apology, by 25 Jun 2004 to Maj John Housego. For John's address contact the Norfolk Section Editor. Directions with a reminder will be sent at the end of June to those who send a ‘Yes ’return by the due date. Click here for an extended obituary for Capt John Barratt who died on 9 Jul 2002. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
| KOHIMA REUNION 2004 2004 will be the 60th anniversary of the battle of Kohima. Since 1950, veterans of the battle, along with their friends, families and contemporary members of the 2nd Division, have met annually to commemorate the comradeship of all who served at Kohima and the sacrifice of those who did not return. 2004 will see the last of these reunions. GOC 2 Div has said his HQ will continue to commemorate the battle annually. Anyone not on the mailing list who wishes to attend this final reunion should write to HQ 2 Div, Imphal Barracks, York, YO1 4AU. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
| MV GEORGIC REUNION SAT 14
AUG 04 Following the Independence of India on 15 Aug 1947, the 2nd Bn The Royal Norfolk Regt were the first British Infantry Bn to leave India. They left aboard the SS Georgic bound for the UK and eventual disbandment of the Bn in Mar 48. An article on the departure appeared in B&C 88 Jun 97. 2nd Bn members who were aboard are invited to a lunch reunion on Sat 14 Aug 2004, the Saturday nearest to 15 Aug, to commemorate the occasion at The Union Jack Club, close to Waterloo Station in London. For more, see Georgic Index and click here for her Lloyds Register record and a Liverpool Nautical Research Society account by Michael Phillips. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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NORFOLK REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION DINNER 25 SEP 2004 Sat 25 Sep 2004 at The TA Centre, 325 Aylsham Rd, Norwich, NR3 2AB. We promise it will be better than that anticipated for the 1946 dinner, reported in ‘The Britannia’: "The food situation is none too rosy just now, and our high hopes of a splendid feast are likely to be reduced to a crust and a nibble of cheese, but at any rate we can be reasonably sure of plenty of good fellowship, and a bar." It is 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start. Details will be sent to you nearer the time. If you are not on the mailing list, call RHQ on 01603 400290 to be added! B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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ASSOCIATION CHAPEL SERVICE SUN 26 SEP 2004 The annual Regimental Service will be in The Warriors' Chapel, Norwich Cathedral, on Sunday 26 Sep 2004, commencing at 0930 hrs. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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LYNN BRANCH DINNER 29 OCT 2004 The Annual Dinner will be held on Fri 29 Oct 2004 at The Town Hall, King’s Lynn. B&C 102 Jun 04 & B&C 103 Dec 04 |
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ASSOCIATION REMEMBRANCE SERVICE THU 11 NOV 2004 The annual Regimental Service will be held at the Norwich Regimental Cottages on Thu 11 Nov 04 commencing at 10.45 am. B&C 102 Jun 04 & B&C 103 Dec 04 |
| NORWICH BRANCH LUNCH 28
NOV 2004 A Branch Lunch for members, guests and their ladies will be held on Sun 28 Nov 2004 at the Cumberland Hotel, Norwich. Cost is £17.50 per head for a Sherry reception, a 3-course meal, wine and port. If you wish to attend and are not on the mailing list, contact the Norfolk Section Editor. B&C 102 Jun 04 & B&C 103 Dec 04 |
| NORWICH BRANCH DRINKS SUN
12 DEC 2004 Drinks with the ladies will be at The RBL Club in Edmund Bacon Court, Aylsham Rd, at noon on Sun 12 Dec 2004. B&C 102 Jun 04 & B&C 103 Dec 04 |
| GET WELL SOON Norwich Branch members Alec Barr and Gwyn Button have been unwell. We wish them a speedy return to their customary good health. B&C 102 Jun 04 |
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ROYAL NORFOLK OFFICERS' DINNER FRI 22 APRIL 2005 Fri 22 Apr 2005 in The Norfolk Club, Norwich. Contact the Dinner Club Hon Sec/Treasurer Major JL Raybould TD [B&C 102 Jun 04] |
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ASSOCIATION DINNER 2005 Sat 30 Apr 2005 at The Cliff Hotel, Gorleston, £16 per head. In 2003 the menu was Soup, Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding, potatoes and Chef's selection of vegetables, Golden Syrup sponge, Coffee and Mints. Plus the Famous Housego Raffle! Contact the 4th Bn OCA Hon Sec Maj John Housego via the Norfolk Section Editor [B&C 102 Jun 04 & B&C 103 Dec 04] |
| REGIMENTAL ALMANZA SERVICE
SUN 24 APR 2005 The annual Almanza Service will be held in Norwich Cathedral on Sun 24 Apr 2005, commencing at 0930 hrs. [B&C 102 Jun 04 and B&C 103 Dec 04] |
THE
ELEVENTH NORTH ELMHAM CYPRUS REUNION 2005 Click
here for a report by Maj David Clarke. |
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REGIMENT OFFICERS’ DINNER JUN 2005 Membership is open to officers who wore, or wear, the cap badge of The Norfolk, Royal Norfolk, A (R Norfolk) Coy 6 R Anglian and the A (Norfolk and Suffolk) Coy East of England Regt. Historically, Gen Jack Dye informs us, the Dinner was held in London the night before The Derby and, latterly, on the first Friday in June, to coincide with the D-Day Landings. On Fri 3 Jun 05 an informal dinner will be held in the Norfolk club. [B&C 103 Dec 04] |
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REGIMENT OFFICERS’ LUNCHEON JUN 2005 On Sat 4 Jun 05 the R Norfolk Offrs luncheon for Offrs, Ladies and Guests will be held in the Norfolk Club, 1200 for 1230 hrs. [B&C 103 Dec 04] |
| THE ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW 2005 At The Royal Norfolk Show Wed 29 - Thu 30 Jun 2005 the Regimental Tent will be open to all ranks. Thursday is less busy and gives a better chance to meet former friends and members of the Regt, enjoy a sit down and relate old memories over a cup of tea or a glass of warm beer. A Regimental tie is your passport! [B&C 103 Dec 04] |
| MV GEORGIC REUNION SAT 13
AUG 05 Following the Independence of India on 15 Aug 1947, the 2nd Bn The Royal Norfolk Regt were the first British Infantry Bn to leave India. They left aboard the SS Georgic bound for the UK and eventual disbandment of the Bn in Mar 48. An article on the departure appeared in B&C 88 Jun 97. 2nd Bn members who were aboard are invited to a lunch reunion on Sat 13 Aug 2004, the Saturday nearest to 15 Aug, to commemorate the occasion at The Union Jack Club, close to Waterloo Station in London. For more, see Georgic Index and MV Georgic Restoration Update. [B&C 103 Dec 04] |
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