Nineteen sixty five, does not seem that long ago, when so many young lads or more correctly, young men, assembled from all corners of the UK, and in some cases other parts of the world, at an old military camp…
News 2014
The Army Apprentice National Memorial Service becomes an annual event at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs The next AGM of the Army Apprentice National Memorial Charity will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs, on Saturday the…
Gordon Bonner
Major (Retired) Gordon G Bonner – Trustee-Secretary-Fundraiser In 2009, both Chepstow and Arborfield old boys’ associations were working on ideas for a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA). It was Gordon Bonner’s idea to combine these different strands which…
News September 2012
On Sunday, 9th September 2012 – at 12.00 noon a joint Dedication ceremony was held by the AANM Trustees for the four Ex-Apprentice Associations’ of Chepstow, Arborfield, Harrogate and Carlisle It was attended by representatives of all four Associations and…
Tablet Funding
Individual Tablet Funding Each Tablet commemorates a donation of £75 or more, to honour the donor’s contribution and support, so making the Memorial achievable during 2011. The tablet scheme has raised over £47,000 towards the Memorial costs and has given…
Key Donations
Key Donations Key donations received from military organisations and associations are noted here, with grateful thanks and acknowledgement, for their generous support. 1st Mar 2010 – Royal Artillery Charitable Fund donates £500 In the early days of the Army Apprentice…
Tablet Location
Commemorative Tablet Locator Finding the position of a tablet in the memorial The tablets have been built into the memorial floor in 62 groups (Modules) of 9 tablets per module. As you walk onto the memorial over the entrance step,…
The Design
Design factors of the Memorial to embrace all former Army Apprentices The most difficult factor to simplify during the initial design discussions was to identify a single icon that, as far as possible, would be an all-embracing paradigm easily recognised…
Early News
20th October 2009 – AANM Inaugural meeting at the NMA During 2008, the Beachley Old Boys’ Association started their own Memorial project, with David Chapman (60A) at the helm. During the summer of 2009 at the Arborfield Association AGM, Maurice…