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| Events
and Notices Norfolk Section The Britannia and Castle |
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. |
| REGIMENTAL CHAPEL ALMANZA
SERVICE The annual Almanza Service will be held in the Regimental Chapel on Sunday 27 Apr 2003, commencing at 0930 hrs. B&C 99 |
| 4 ROYAL NORFOLK
OFFICERS' DINNER MAY 2003 Fri 9 May 2003 in The Norfolk Club. Contact the Dinner Club Hon Sec/Treasurer Major JL Raybould TD B&C 99 |
| 4 ROYAL NORFOLK
ASSOCIATION DINNER MAY 2003 Sat 10 May 2003 at The Cliff Hotel, Gorleston. £15 per head. 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 99 |
| ROYAL NORFOLK
REGIMENT OFFICERS' DINNER 2003 The 2003 dinner, organised by Brian Gunton, will be held in the Norfolk Club on Fri 6 Jun 2003. A black-tie occasion with Regimental silver, there will be no speeches and no seating plan. In 2003 it will be held on the traditional first Friday in June, to coincide with the D-Day Landings. Historically, Gen Jack Dye informs us, the Dinner was held in London the night before The Derby. Attend ‘with a friend’ and ensure the centenary of the Dinner Club is celebrated in 2004. If you are not on the list contact RHQ, Britannia House, TA Centre, 325 Aylsham Rd, Norwich, NR3 2AB, Tel 01603 400290. B&C 99 |
| ROYAL NORFOLK
REGIMENT OFFICERS’ LUNCHEON 2003 The annual buffet luncheon for officers, their ladies and guests will be held in the Norfolk Club on Sat 7 Jun 2003. The following attended in 2002: BJ Aldrich Esq and Mrs Aldrich, Maj and Mrs AH Athill, PEG Bartlett Esq, Maj and Mrs JE Berney, Maj and Mrs JW Denny, Maj and Mrs BE Dillon, Maj Gen and Mrs JB Dye, Maj and Mrs TC Eaton, Maj and Mrs RAPG Ferrier, Mrs MG Flower, Lt Col and Mrs PF Garman, Lt Col and Mrs HND Gill, Capt and Mrs BJM Gunton, Mrs PM Hallett, Mrs JH Howard, Lt Col and Mrs J Garton Jones, Maj and Mrs JL and Miss DO Raybould, Col and Mrs PW Raywood, Capt and Mrs AP Towell, Mrs J Turnbull and RJ Winfrey Esq. B&C 99 |
| THE ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW 2003 At The Royal Norfolk Show 25-26 June 2003 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 Maj William Reeve’s favourite warm beer. A Regimental tie is your passport! B&C 99 |
| GENERAL SIR MICHAEL WALKER We offer congratulations to our former Colonel of The Regiment, General Sir Michael Walker GCB CMG CBE ADC Gen, on his appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff in Apr 03. B&C 99 |
 Capt Paul Smith BEM
has been the unsung hero at the Aylsham Road TA Centre in
Norwich.As PSAO (Permanent Staff Admin Offr) to A Coy 6 R Anglian and to the successor unit A Coy East of England Regt his influence and assistance to the Regimental Association has been immeasurable. Paul was also a member of The Royal Norfolk Regt Officers' Dinner Club Committee. In the Autumn of 2002 he took over the appointment as PSAO to the Lincoln Coy of the EER but, lacking a replacement in Norwich, he continues to do both jobs. That is indeed service above and beyond the call of duty! A Good Chap! B&C 99 |
 WO2 Pat Cole, a
Norfolk TA and ACF soldier for more years than the Norfolk
Editor cares to recall, was a familiar figure, resplendent
in Mess Kit, at Regimental Functions.Unobtrusive, he was long present at The Royal Norfolk Association Dinner, The 4th Bn Officers’ Dinner Club and the Norwich Branch Lunches at the Aylsham Road TA Centre and at The Regimental Association Chapel Services Coffee in The Prior’s Hall at The Cathedral. The Chief Washer-Up, he was often assisted by Maurice Eke, WO2s Alec Barr and Paul Boxall and the Late Maj Gilly Banthorpe. For many years Pat was Officers’ Mess Steward to 6 Royal Anglian and to Norfolk Army Cadet Force Officers’ Mess until age-enforced retirement. When the Norfolk Editor became PMC The Norfolk ACF Officers' Mess he relied heavily on Pat Cole's long experience. B&C 96 Jun 01 reported: Mess Secretary Capt Gerry Gandon applied the fundamental principle of Maj Fred Ayers to the 397 Accounts Ledger, crossing out the whole account and then re-writing it, in true Fred style, on the Mess Office Pool table. At the conclusion of this tiring day rewriting the Mess Accounts, complete with requisite adjustments, Gerry approached the bar. The alert Mess Steward, SMI Pat Cole enquired: ‘Your usual Sir?’ ‘Yes, thank you, a large grouse.’ Spotting proud Yorkshireman, Dep Comdt Lt Col Miles Green approaching through a smoke screen, exasperated at being incarcerated in Lancashire for 2 weeks, Gerry gallantly said: ‘What will you have Miles, err, Colonel?’ ‘I'm having to have a large grouse too. Lancashire is a dump!’ Pat Cole had the most impeccable training as his father-in-law was the Late Great Ron `Sailor’ Smith, Mess Steward to 4 R Norfolk and to 6 R Anglian. B&C 99 And see an update by a click here. |
| RAILWAY OF HELL Lt Col Reggie Burton served with the 1st, 2nd and 4th Bns. He has written a book, in the Pen and Sword series, of his Japanese PoW experiences of war, capture and forced labour. ‘He vividly yet calmly and with great dignity, describes the horror of captivity at the hands of the Japanese.’ ISBN 0-85052-872-0. 192 pages in hardback and illustrated, it costs £19.95. Happy 87th birthday on 21 Jun 03! B&C 99 Afternote Oct 03 - Col Reggie died in Oct 2003. Click here for his obituary. |
| WITHOUT A SILVER
SPOON We may know him as Capt Eric Gibbons, of the 7th Bn, but academically he is Professor Eric Gibbons IRRV, BSc, MSc PhD. Eric’s autobiography ‘Without a Silver Spoon -The self-help story of an underdog’ is ‘a charming, fascinating account of his life in a very readable style. The primary purpose is to inspire those who, like himself, suffered from poverty, poor education, discrimination or simply lack of opportunity.’ 400 pages in hardback from Ashford Bookshop, Ashford, Kent. 01233 621172. £16.40 plus £2.80 p&p. Happy 83rd birthday on 25 Mar 2003! B&C 99 |
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