50 Years On
An SS Empire Orwell Reunion

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50 YEARS ON - SS EMPIRE ORWELL REUNION
On Wed 29 Aug 1951, the 1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment, left Crowborough, East Sussex, to begin the journey to Korea where the Bn was to be part of the Commonwealth Division. The Bn boarded the SS Empire Orwell at Southampton on the afternoon of the 29th and sailed the following day.
On 29 Aug 2001 the 2 surviving members of the 10 Warrant Officers of the Bn, Major Tim Chatting, who lives in North Norfolk, and Paul Boxall, who lives in Norwich, met at the Maid's Head Hotel in Norwich for a drink and natter about the event, 50 years ago to the day, when they had set out for Korea.

Maj Tim Chatting in Jan 99
Tim died in Nov 2004
Click here for his obituary

Paul Boxall in Dec 99
Paul died in Jul 2004
Click here for his obituary

Click photographs to enlarge

Warrant Officers of 1 Royal Norfolk aboard the SS Empire Orwell when it reached Korea at Pusan, 30 Sep 1951.

Rear:WO2 Dinger Bell, CSM C Coy; WO2 Paul Boxall, CSM A Coy;
WO2 Winkie Fitt DCM, CSM D Coy (d 1997); WO2 Tim Chatting, CSM Sp Coy; WO2 F Wilson, CSM B Coy

Middle: WO2 Bob Luscombe (d); WO2 RQMS C Howard; WO1 RSM Gillie Gilchrist DCM (d 2000);
WO2 ORQMS A Hilton

Front: WO2 A Chapman, CSM HQ Coy

Click WOs photograph to view full-screen, complete with their names

One of these WOs conned Jerry Willmott into joining the Association on 29 Jan 1952!
Click here to see his article and photographs of his Membership Card

And see: Roll of Honour Dedication

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