PHOTOS BETWEEN 1923 & 1966
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Beachley Old Boys Association
A Message from Brian Henderson, BOBA Chairman
Army Apprentices were trained at Beachley, Gloucestershire, over a period of some 70 years, later serving in all parts of the world in a variety of corps in both peace and war. I am proud to be one of their number.
We ‘Beachley Boys’ are united by our association, the Beachley Old Boys’ Association (BOBA), which was originally formed in 1939.
‘New’ BOBA, run by members only, took over from the College authorities when the Army Apprentices College Chepstow closed in 1994. Membership is open to all ex-Beachley apprentices: ex-military and civilian staff with suitable service may also join.
A BOBA reunion for all members is held annually in Chepstow on a weekend in September close to Founder’s Day, 25th Sep 1923.
Our Association is run by an Executive Committee, who have joined together with the old boy associations of Arborfield, Harrogate and Carlisle Colleges to sponsor and support the project to install a suitable memorial to all army apprentices at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) at Alrewas, Staffs.
Chairman
BOBA Executive Committee
BOBA members on
Memorial Steering Committee
BOBA Representative
& AANM Chairman
The BOBA Committee encourages all Beachley Boys to give generously to the appeal to set up the Army Apprentice National Memorial at the NMA, which will remember all army apprentices who were trained between 1923 to 2004.
As the senior army apprentices unit let the Beachley Boys show the way!
David Chapman (60A)
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