SOLENT BRANCH BANYAN
RFAA SOLENT BRANCH THE BRANCH SUMMER BANYAN & BBQ IS ON: WEDNESDAY 10th JULY 2013 At: 4, Old Rectory Close, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8UB (Map HERE) by kind invitation of…
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT,
North West Group Newsletter 5th June 2013 Dear Colleagues, At the recent AGM held in Liverpool, our Chairman Frank Andrews passed the chairmanship of the North West Branch to yours truly…
Click to Read Full ArticleRAS 21ST CENTURY STYLE.
Mike Ainley has sent me this terrific link on “keeping the Navy Fuelled. Have a look HERE Now all they need are some ships to do it with. The way we…
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RFA(?) Freshspring. So frequently I post pictures of RFAs in that “Great RAS Corridor in the Sky”, well here’s a story about “The One That Got Away” Freshspring was built…
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Fort George and Her Date with a Gas Axe at Aliaga ……. Thanks Dave! These photographs are reproduced here by very kind permission of Peter Knego/Midshipcentury.com 2013. Peter has also produced…
Click to Read Full ArticleTHE RFA SUMMER BARBEQUE 2013
Summer is a coming in and the Whale Island Barbeque has been dusted off again ready for the RFA Summer Barbeque on Wednesday 12th June at HMS Excellent, Whale Island.…
Click to Read Full ArticleCAPTAIN ROB DOREY NAMED AS NEXT COMMODORE SITREP 1 (128)
STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS Hot off the press, Captain Rob Dorey RFA has been named as the next COMRFA and ACOS AFSUP taking over from Commodore Bill on…
Click to Read Full ArticleLooking for Steve Hird
I have had an email from someone looking for “Steve Hird”, from Bradford. He was in RFA Argus around 1986-1993 and was in Marchwood, Southampton and Portsmouth. The person looking…
Click to Read Full ArticleCAPTAIN SHAUN JONES’ OBE INVESTITURE
Captain Shaun Jones, wife Stephanie, daughter Camilla and son Adrian visited Buckingham Palace on Friday 10th May 2013 where he was invested with an OBE by Prince Charles earned during…
Click to Read Full ArticlePLYMOUTH SPRING LUNCH
RFAA PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT BRANCH SPRING LUNCH FRIDAY 14 MARCH 2014 LAVENDER HOUSE HOTEL ASHBURTON Firstly, may I wish a Happy New Year to you all. We thought we would…
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