ISSUE No. 43                                                                                                                   JUNE 2009

 

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EDITORIAL

 

Sadly in this edition there are more Veterans disembarking that we have joining our happy ship. It is feared that a few more may have popped off because a number of recent Newsletters have not completed their circuits. In some cases it is not until a Newsletter reaches a member that a relative contacts me to advise that the recipient has passed away. 

 

WELCOME ABOARD

 

Mary Mearns (ex LACW Penny Cheshire), widow of Sgt Tony Mearns, found details of the Association through our website. After serving at various RAF Stations in the UK Tony was posted to Fontainebleau in June 1959 as a VIP Driver at AAFCE driving among other Sir Harry Broadhurst and the Earl of Brandon. Leaving Fontainebleau in December 1963 there followed a short period in the UK before he found himself in France once again, this time at SHAPE. Later Tony served in Sharjah in the Persian Gulf and Cyprus where he passed away in February 1976 and in accordance with his wishes he was buried on the island. Mary lives in Bury St Edmonds and is pictured with Tony and their 2 children.

 

June 1959 ~ Brigitte Bardot marries Jaques Charrier in Paris

 

 

Cpl. Ken Elliott was posted to Camp Guynemer in the Spring of 1964 to serve as a Driver. He left in 1966, after serving a full tour. He was billeted at Veneaux les Sablons with his wife Dorothy. They are pictured here with their young daughter. After his RAF service Ken .worked as a Market Trader, and Greengrocer. Now retired and living near Swaffam in Norfolk, he does Voluntary work on a Heritage Railway, as a level crossing keeper, and in the ticket office. 

 

April 1964 ~ 12 members of The Great Train Robbery sentenced to a total of 307 years in jail       

 

OBITUARIES

 

Brian Ward passed away on 11 February in a Spanish hospital after an injury sustained in a fall from a bus last year from which he never really recovered. During his illness his good friends Jim and Iris visited him regularly in hospital and at his home whilst convalescing. Brian was corporal in ACOS Logistics from September 1959 until April 1962.  Whilst at AAFCE Brian was a keen Thespian taking leading roles in many camp productions. Prior to his move to Spain Brian regularly attended our Annual Reunions.

 

Many of you will no doubt have read in the national press that Bill Frindall (The Bearded Wonder) contracted Legionnaire’s Disease and died on 30 January whilst on tour with the England cricket team in India. Bill had the distinction of being born on the first day of the “timeless” test at Durban on 3 March 1939. By the time it finished he was already 11 days old. Bill who served most of his National Service at AAFCE between March 1962 and November 1963 as a clerk in the MT Section was a keen cricketer and made a career out of the sport. For many years he was in the commentary box on Test Match Special and was able to conjure up the most obscure facts from the records with amazing accuracy. Because of his commitments to cricket involving overseas tours he was not able to be with us at our Reunions. Bill leaves a widow Debbie and two sons and two daughters.

 

Jess Weir passed away in Poole Hospital on 3 February. Jess  joined the Army as a boy soldier and was posted to the SHAPE’s Commcentre in March 1951 and remained there as a Sergeant in the Royal Signals until July 1953 to take up duties in the War Office in Whitehall but remained there for only one year when he was off to Boddington near Cheltenham for the opening of the Army’s  biggest Commcentre ~ later to become RAF Boddington on the rationalisation of our Defence Communications. Whilst Jess was at Boddington his 8 year commitment came to an end. He accepted the £150 Bounty offered to extend his Army career. Jess went on to complete 40 years seeing service in Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, MOD London leaving with the rank of Lt. Colonel.  Jess was an active member of the Royal British Legion in Poole where he resided.

 

 

Ken Tomkins received his Home call on January 20th 2009. Ken served at AAFCE as a Sergeant in the MT Section at Camp Guynemer from May 1961 until December 1963. Ken had been unwell for some time and although he took an interest in the Association's affairs he was not able to join us at the Reunions or on our visits to France. One of Ken's postings was to Kenya and he was awarded the BEM for his services when on attachment to the Kenya Airforce. He retired as a Warrant Officer at RAF Coltishall, Norwich and spent his retirement years in Norwich. Kens leaves his wife Pearl, two daughters and a son.

 

Peter Kinsley passed away peacefully in his sleep over the Easter holiday. Peter spent most of his National Service in Fontainebleau as a Sergeant in the RASC in 1953 – 1953. Whilst there he adopted and looked after Gunner, a stray dog. Among the many fact based novels Peter wrote was “Gunner Comes Home”, an account of his time at the Quartier Chateau as seen through the eyes of the dog. His death was untimely as his latest book about Gunner, written for children, was about to come off the production line. After his National Service Peter was a Fleet Street crime reporter. Because of his immobility in later life Peter was not able to attend the Association’s functions.

 

Dickie Rogers, the Orderly Room Sergeant in the RAF Support Group on Camp Guynemer, passed away in May after a short illness. Dickie a founder member and his wife Shirley supported the Association’s activities and were regulars at the Annual Reunion Dinners and he was the heart and soul of the party. He will be missed, especially at the Reunion where he brought wheelbarrows and wishing wells that he had made, for the raffle table.

 

Peter Charlton writes :

 

 

I was saddened to receive the news that my dear friend Stuart McGregor had died in March this year after a long illness. Stuart and I spent most of our National Service in Fontainebleau at Quartier Chataux and were close friends for many years. Stuart was in the Royal Corps of Signals. I think he did his initial training at Catterick before being posted to Fontainebleau in 1959. We shared a love of music, poetry and comedy (we were both big Goons fans)and spent a lot of our free time together. I remember one particular 'Fete' when we met a Breton piper and he and Stuart spent about an hour swapping tunes using just the 'chanter'(is that the proper name?)of the pipes. I know Stuart kept in touch with the man for many years after.

 

On demob he returned to his job as Assistant Art Editor on "The Scotsman" and my many visits to Edinburgh during my television days always included at least one pretty boozy night out on the town with Stuart. Until recently one of the high-lights of my Christmases was the annual letter from Stuart, always liberally illustrated with his excellent cartoons. I think it was worth doing two years in khaki just to meet the man. I just hope he finds an angel who likes bagpipes!

(Peter Charlton - formerly Cpl. Peter Holding RASC)

 

Stuart’s wife Betty lives in Ireland, well, they both did together for some years but he returned home to Edinburgh on his own.  Sadly, somewhat characteristically,  Betty didn't write to tell me of his illness and subsequent death!   I think his youngest daughter, Victoria, also lives in Ireland.

 

Royston Jones was called to the big hangar in the sky earlier this year. Roy served in the Comms. Flight at Melun aerodrome.  He is survived by his wife, Mary.

 

LIVES REMEMBERED

 

Peter Kinsley

Please convey our condolences to Peter Kinsley’s Family. I regret that I will be in Cornwall from the 29 May to 9th of next month.

                                                                                                                         Ken and Pat Harriman

As an ex serving Corporal, Royal Signals, NATO HQ, 1958-60 I did not have the honour of meeting Peter Kinsley. I know he was a budding author and well respected by his fellow serving members. It is sad to see a fellow member leaving our ranks. May I offer my respects to his family, friends and  fellow members of our Association

      Jeff Lester

 

Sorry to hear of the loss of Peter, our condolences to his family, we are still doing our best to get to the reunion, but I have now had a heart attack so signs of old age are certainly creeping up on us it seems.

Jen & Tony Almond

 

You may well have already been made aware of Kinsley's passing.   As I am sure I commented in previous correspondence, he, Brian Sheppard and I were all roommates in Quartier Chataux.   I wonder if Gunner was waiting for him?

Charles Wallis (Kanata, Canada)

 

 

Brian Ward

Just a final contact about Brian Ward to say a great big thank you for all of you who turned out for him here in Spain and in Corsham and Chippenham. He would have been so chuffed to have seen the turn out as he used to tease us and say, "no one will be bothered to attend my funeral and knowing you pair, Elliott, you  two wouldn't bother either". Of course we used to tell him how right he was and leave him to mutter in his 'cups'.

 

I would also like to thank you all for all the kind messages you have sent us on email and also email cards and for those of you who posted cards to us. His friends were able to read all the lovely things you had said about Brian. They have continued to come in and we have printed every email message so that we can keep  them in a memorabilia box on Brian.

 

Seeing all the familiar and not so familiar faces during this sad and sorrowful time was of great comfort to us all as a family and for some we have started new friendships and we shall be keeping in touch with them in the future. It was also good that the weather was so kind to us and stayed dry during the placing of his ashes in the memorial garden. It was still very cold especially for Jim and me when we have got so used to being in a more temperate climate. Mind you it is not so Costa del Sol today and the weather forecast for the next five days is for rain, rain and more rain.

 

We now have to come to terms with facing life without Brian. It will be very hard. Coming back to Spain was especially difficult as for some reason our apartment felt empty and he was such an integral part of our family. We have spent this first week vegetating at home and enjoying the sunshine by sitting on our terrace. We are going to get back to some normality though and we shall take each day as it comes.

 

It just leaves me to say take care and God bless and if ever you are going past St. Patrick's R.C. Church in Corsham, call in and say "hello" to Brian.

Iris and Jim (Spain)

 

Dickie Rogers

I received your bad information and it makes me sad to hear that news. Please give my warmest sympathy to his family. I am sorry about his death.

Helmut Kämmerer, Leverkusen, Germany

 

So sorry to hear of Dickie, our sympathy goes out to his family, seems each year you gain new members and sad to say lose some, hope you are keeping fine health wise , Tony is still not 100%

Jen & Tony Almond

 

FROM THE POSTBAG

 

 

I have had no luck in trying find the USA Fontainebleau Vets. Does anyone know how I can reach Joe Connelly and his wife Cathy who was on the staff.

Mary Mearns (Bury St Edmunds< Suffolk)

 

I read with great interest some of the personal accounts of the Camp. I was there about 1964-66, an MT Driver, on the school buses most of the time. Laughed about the bits on "Charley" Collyer, what a character!! I lived in Veneux les Sablons with my wife and daughter. I would dearly like to contact my Bus Escort, only remember him as Paul or "Boy". I remember he came from Jersey. Happy days!!

Mike Evans (Langtree, Devon)

 

I served  with the British Army Support Unit at Quartier Chateau from  Sept 64 to May 67, as the REME Armourer, being one of the last to leave, there being no vacancy for my job as an Armourer in Holland.

 

I married in 1966 and took my wife Carol to live at 18 Rue de Fleury, just  off Rue St Merry. There we lived in the apartment above that of Joe and Cathy  Connelly, a USAF man from South. Carolina and she a Liverpool girl, who as a WAAF  was a Steward to Sir Trevor Huddlestone. We have been friends now for well over  40 years.

 

Most of you will remember the 'Red alerts" that required everyone to go around armed with their personal weapon during the exercise period. It was quite  a sight to see, Yanks, Canucks, French, Germans, Belgians, you name 'em, all  walking around armed to the teeth. I was responsible for all the weapons at  Quartier Chateau, some fifty rifles or so, same number of SMGs and a couple  dozen pistols, and my actual first RED was just after Carol came over. I went to my Quartermaster, a Lt Col in The Black Watch and asked how he wanted the  weapons issued and he told me not to bother. "Just ensure everyone in the Chateau  has one of these".  He handed me a stack of business type cards which had  printed thereon "For the purpose of this exercise the bearer is deemed to be in possession of his personal weapon"

 

I showed mine to Carol and she had hysterics, she even wrote "BANG" on the back  of mine. So much for the mighty British soldier.

                              

Any ex Army bods from 'Font' remember the summer 'camps' at Gien on the  banks of the Loire? I have another story for another time about that.

 Mike Evans (Langtree, Devon)

 

 

I remember F/S “Charley” Collyer, he was the families’ officer, he had been there since time immemorial. He was handing over to a fussy little chap we called “Hixer the Fixer”, was he a F/S too? When my wife & daughter arrived, Paul, my bus escort, and I collected them in my newly acquired LHD Ford Anglia from the Gare Du Nord in Paris. We first lived in a flat facing the SNCF yards at Veneux Les Sablons, but soon moved to another flat in the town, vacated by another National MT driver, Bob ? His wife worked on the Telephone Switchboard at HQAFCE, she was a good French speaker. Veneux was a lovely place, and we stayed there all the time we were in France. The MOD took over a block of flats in Font, and most Brits moved in there, but we stayed put. It was a real wrench when we left our lovely landlady & her husband at the end. I remember a few of the other RAF drivers, your correspondent. Len Slade, was a driver on the International Motor Pool. I met him later at RAF Marham, where I did my last tour of duty. Also, on the RAF MT were John Lynas, Taffy Thomas, and Ken Wright.  I had a row with the Base Commander one day. Paul & I came back from a late job that night, and found a civilian car illegally parked, on the camp roads. We had to go up on the pavement to get by, and this Yank came rushing up, shouting about us, so I reported his car number to the MPs on the gate. I found out next day that he was the Base Commander, and had to go and apologise to him. When I pointed out that he was in a civilian car, illegally parked, he couldn’t really say much! Our busses had big red signs, front & rear, and on each side marked “Transports des Enfants”, and other road users were supposed to give way to us at all times. I was hit twice, once at the “Carrefour d’ Obelisk”, a big roundabout on the way to the International School. As I was on the left of the car that hit me, he was doubly dammed, one had to give way to the right at all road junctions. The second time I was side swiped by a brand new Volkswagen car, but no real damage to the bus, or injury to the kids.

Ken Elliott (Swaffam, Norfolk)

 

Many thanks for your card and note and the latest newsletter. You seem to have had a pretty rough year health wise, and hope that your review says that all the nasties have been removed. I can sympathise having gone through much the same thing as mentioned in my Christmas Round Robin, so we can only hope that 2009 does less for our own particular contributions to the pockets of the medical profession and they can buy their new BMWs on digging in the insides of others... At least you and I were spared the 25 sessions of radiotherapy that my wife had in 2007, because it's a real trudge every day, and in our case having to stay down in Brisbane because they can't do it in Rockhampton. (The catchment for the local public hospital is bigger than England with a population of 250,000 but they still can't do radiology or MRI scans up here - so the NHS isn't all that bad!) Our son rang us this morning from Glasgow and said it was -4C there overnight and today (there) -1C, and we have just had a "record for the year" on 31st Dec. of 40.5C, which was when I said "That's enough" and hid indoors, turned on the air conditioners to "max", and forgot the global warming and C02 emissions. Even the locals were wilting, and I must be getting older - I used to leap around Muharraq and Khormaksar in 130F like a young gazelle - now I'm more like a ruptured sloth when it goes over 30C! I presume you are managing to keep adequately warm even if, as I read from the UK papers, your gas and electricity prices are going through the roof. The big consolation for we decrepit ancient senile old buggers is the realization that in our salad days we probably had a far better life than either in the past or in the prospective future. No working from contract to contract -an RAF that didn't have major upheavals (other than Duncan Sandys) and we didn't get shot at too much, no political correctness to make you afraid to open your mouth, top rank clergy that didn't even acknowledge there was such a thing as Sharia Law, etc.,etc. When I think that in Kuwait we had to hang around the back of a hangar out of sight for a quick fag and a bottle of Coke during Ramadan so as not to upset the locals, I despair of things nowadays. Not too bad here in Australia as we still have a lot of "unreformed rednecks" in Oz, and not quite so many litigation lawyers but in the fullness of time... I don't know about you, but I get the impression that in particular, the Services haven't got nearly as much fun and jollity nowadays - even in the 70's when I got out, the word 'professional" was taking on a different meaning and while we did as good or better a job then than they do now, we had a lot more, I dunno, pleasure and enjoyment with a leavening of frivolity. Oh God, I'm sounding like the old blokes that I used to thumb a lift from when I was an Many thanks for your card and note and the latest newsletter. You seem to have had a pretty rough year health wise, and hope that your review says that all the nasties have been removed. I can sympathise having gone through much the same thing as mentioned in my Christmas Round Robin, so we can only hope that 2009 does less for our own particular contributions to the pockets of the medical profession and they can buy their new BMWs on digging in the insides of others... At least you and I were spared the 25 sessions of radiotherapy that my wife had in 2007, because it's a real trudge every day, and in our case having to stay down in Brisbane because they can't do it in Rockhampton. (The catchment for the local public hospital is bigger than England with a population of 250,000 but they still can't do radiology or MRI scans up here - so the NHS isn't all that bad!) Our son rang us this morning from Glasgow and said it was -4C there overnight and today (there) -1C, and we have just had a "record for the year" on 31st Dec. of 40.5C, which was when I said "That's enough" and hid indoors, turned on the air conditioners to "max", and forgot the global warming and C02 emissions. Even the locals were wilting, and I must be getting older - I used to leap around Muharraq and Khormaksar in 130F like a young gazelle - now I'm more like a ruptured sloth when it goes over 30C! I presume you are managing to keep adequately warm even if, as I read from the UK papers, your gas and electricity prices are going through the roof. The big consolation for we decrepit ancient senile old buggers is the realization that in our salad days we probably had a far better life than either in the past or in the prospective future. No working from contract to contract -an RAF that didn't have major upheavals (other than Duncan Sandys) and we didn't get shot at too much, no political correctness to make you afraid to open your mouth, top rank clergy that didn't even acknowledge there was such a thing as Sharia Law, etc. When I think that in Kuwait we had to hang around the back of a hangar out of sight for a quick fag and a bottle of Coke during Ramadan so as not to upset the locals, I despair of things nowadays. Not too bad here in Australia as we still have a lot of "unreformed rednecks", and not quite so many litigation lawyers but in the fullness of time... I don't know about you, but I get the impression that in particular, the Services haven't got nearly as much fun and jollity nowadays - even in the 70's when I got out, the word 'professional" was taking of a different meaning and while we did as good or better a job then than they do now, we had a lot more, I dunno, pleasure and enjoyment with a leavening of frivolity. Oh God, I'm sounding like the old blokes that I used to thumb a lift from when I was impecunious LAC going home on a 48, "I remember when I was in the RFC, laddie". I think in my case the final straw after 22 years, other than a static base for our children, was at Brize Norton ready to depart for Singapore on a VC10 route trip when we were sitting with four engines started and ready to roll. The captain called for the ground crew to disconnect and clear us, but no reply with a Landrover disappearing towards the first line crew room. We stat there for five minutes burning off AVTUR and the captain slowly going incandescent and then the vehicle came back, disgorged bodies and when the Chiefy plugged in and got an earful from the captain, his response "It was a shift change, sir". Not the Air Force we belonged to.....! I am glad that you keep members up to date on Brian Ward's recovery, which is still a bit "iffy". We were both instructors at the S. of AT at Hereford and embroiled in Things Thespian and had a quite interesting production of "Ten Little Niggers" (as it was then). Brian continued to thesp, but I found the nervous strain of sitting backstage (as the producer) listening to the cast fluffing lines rather akin to pulling out ones nails one by one. In the last few years we have written "grumpy old men" letters to each other bemoaning all facets of modern society, continuing when he moved to Spain up until the time of his accident. How fortunate he has friends and relatives to support him even in "furrin parts". So now it is time to take down the Christmas decorations, see who we sent cards to that didn't reply, or even worse those we didn't who did, if you get my drift. Then perhaps I can settle down and sort through my memorabilia and see if I can find any relevant Fontainebleau stuff which may fill spaces in the Newsletter, though you may have drained this source dry.... In the meantime, keep taking the tablets or whatever and as I said earlier I hope your review goes well, because we thoroughly decent chaps are getting fewer year by year!

 

Ron (Jock) Fraser (Queensland, Australia)

 

Does anyone know where I can purchase an Allied Forces Central Europe medal. My husband was stationed at Fontainebleau in the RAF and worked for President Eisenhower.  Unfortunately was given a medal but he has mislaid it, we have tried around and had no luck.

 

He would dearly like one, and if you could point me in the right direction to obtain one I would be very grateful.

Doreen Martin

 

My dad served at Fontainebleau in the early 1950s and although he doesn't say much about those days he mentions a certain dog about whom a book “Gunner Strikes Back” was written by Peter Kinsley. He has been trying to get hold of a copy for some years.  I have searched the internet and all I have found is that the book is out of print. Is there any way that you can ask your members for me if they have the book. I am willing to pay for it, or if they don't want to sell it can he have a borrow so he can read it. I would prefer a bought copy as I am sure he would love to own it.

Pete Austin (Bury-St-Edmunds)

If anyone can help with this request please contact the editor

 

 

I was in the Paris Echelon Provost Section at Fontainebleau from May-September 1951 and would love to get in contact with anyone who was there at the same time. Some names I remember are "Chopper "Mills,  "Wagon wheels "Carter, Sid Tromans,  Bill Prouse (deceased) and Ken Pryde (we are still in touch)

Geoff Berry

 

Enjoyed my two days at the BIC, Bournemouth. I met up with several old friends including John Allison, who I  knew at Guynemer. He is Chairman of the Annual Conference Committee, responsible  for the smooth running of the event. Pleased to see that he was wearing the FVA tie, and has our splendid badge on his blazer. Didn't manage to locate any other vets though.......still, I did make contact with the delegates from  the St. Germain and the Sud-Ouest RAFA branches in France. Both are the Branch Secretaries and could well prove useful to FVA in the future. They were very interested in our activities and said that they looked forward to seeing our website. Paris RAFA were not represented this year, but I know that Keith Adams has contact with them.

 

Brian Gibbons

 

 

11th Annual Reunion and Dinner SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

 

We meet again in the autumn at the Honiley Court Hotel on the outskirts of Warwick to celebrate our 11th reunion.  Another enjoyable week-end is in prospect. Dress : Lounge suit or smart casual.

 

The cost is £70 per person per night for dinner, bed and breakfast. There is no single supplement. The deposit of £15 per person payable will be deducted from your account when you check out. This represents excellent value for a weekend in a hotel set in beautiful country surroundings.

 

We would like to see as many of you as possible there. There remain some vacancies so why not make the effort and come along to see old friends and meet some new ones. All you have to do is complete the Form attached to this Newsletter and send it with a cheque for your deposit.

 

 

SEPTEMBER IN FONTAINEBLEAU

 

Due to our inability to reach the minimum number to proceed with the trip to France advertised in the December Newsletter it was cancelled. To accommodate those who were keen and signed up for which will probably be our last organized return to France Mike Capon picked up the ball and ran with it. Ledger, another tour operator offered terms with a lower minimum number. To date 25 members have booked their seats. As previously accommodation in France will be at the IBIS Hotel in Fontainebleau.     Anyone is interested in joining the party should contact Mike on 01732  505864 

E-mail : capon769@btinternet.com The cost of eating out in France should fall this summer as the sales tax in restaurants   and  cafes  is  due  to  be  cut  from  19.6  per  cent  to  5.5  per  cent  on  1  July.

 

GUNNER IN PARIS

 

Prior to his untimely death Peter Kinsley’s book “Gunner in Paris” was about to be published. This book was written for children and grandchildren and would appeal to members with young relatives. Peter’s son has not decided yet whether or not to proceed with publication.

 

 

 

INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT ~ 2007 – 2008

 

Due to an oversight this statement was omitted from the last Newsletter. It was discussed and approved at the Warwick Reunion

 

To rectify this it is attached to this edition

 

 

AND FINALLY …..  SECURUTY ALERT  ~~  Issued by Norfolk Constabulary

 

Ever wonder what is on your hotel magnetic key card?

 

Answer:

a. Customer's name

b. Customer's partial home address

c. Hotel room number

d. Check-in date and out dates

e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date!

     

When you turn it in at the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a handful of cards home and using a scanning device access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense.

Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, the new guest's information is electronically 'overwritten' on the card and the previous guest's information is erased in the overwriting process. But until the card is rewritten, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT!

     

The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader.

     

For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip! If you have a small magnet, pass it across the

 magnetic strip several times.

 

  

INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT ~ 2007 – 2008

 

 

Web Fee

98.42

 

 

 

 

Other

61.00

 

 

 

 

Total Expenditure

1036.75

 

-1036.75

 

1456.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Balance at 31 August 2008

 

 

700.86

 

318.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock at cost

 

 

 

 

 

15 Ties

103.50

 

 

 

 

9 Blazer Badges

92.25

 

 

 

 

29 Table Mats

88.16

 

 

 

 

45 Coasters

65.70

 

 

 

 

15 Mouse mats

69.60

 

 

 

 

117 Enamel Badges

145.00

 

 

 

 

8 Books

64.00

 

 

 

 

Wine for 2008 reunion

125.98

 

 

 

 

 

754.19

 

 

 

 

Total value of stock at cost

 

 

754.19

 

785.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance ~ cash & stock

 

 

1455.05

 

1103.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31-Aug-08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Here is a selection of photographs submitted by Ray Brewer from Doncaster who is in the process of joining the Association. His welcome notice will be announced in the next Newsletter.

 

 

RAF Catering Football XI ~ c1962

 

 

Ray Brewer’s 25th Anniversary visit
To Camp Guynemer ~ 1984

 

 

Jock McFadzean ~ c 1962

 

SAC Ray Brewer ~ c 1962

 

 

SAC Ray Brewer ~ c 1962