Carlisle (Hadrian) 1960 Opened as the Army Apprentices School with AAS badge 1966 Name changed to Army Apprentices College and rebadged to REME who took control of it from the War Office. 1969 Closure of College
Harrogate
Harrogate 1947 Opened as the Army Apprentices School with AAS badge. 1961 Royal Signals trades only 1966 Name changed to Army Apprentices College and rebadged to Royal Signals who took control of it from the War Office. 1971 Granted Freedom…
Arborfield
Arborfield 1939 – May Opened as the second Army Technical School (Boys) with boys transferring from Hilsea, Jersey, Bramley, Didcot and Chepstow, also from Catterick in 1943. Badged RAOC followed by GSC. Those destined for REME were rebadged after its formation…
Chepstow
Chepstow (Beachley) 1924 Opened as the Boys’ Technical School with boys joining from the Central Training School, Aldershot. 1929 Name changed to Army Technical School (Boys) 1947 Name change to Army Apprentices School and new AAS badge adopted. 1966 -June…
Apprentice History
A potted history of the Army Apprentice Scheme 1900 Up to 1923, trade apprentices (boys) were taught within Corps establishments, usually within the AOC/RAOC Ordnance College at Woolwich. Trades taught there were armourer, wheelwright, painter, leather-worker, plasterer, blacksmith and the…
Reunion 2017
The seventh annual reunion weekend of the Army Apprentice National Memorial Trust took place over the weekend of the 6th & 7th of May 2017, to which all ex -apprentices and their wives had been invited. The weekends events started…
Reunion 2015
Annual May Weekend events this year were a great success The AGM at the NMA on the 9th May went smoothly. Both Patrons were in attendance. A full report will follow shortly. The Evening Dinner held at the Menzies Hotel…
Reunion 2014
The Army Apprentice National Memorial Service, held on Sunday 11th May 2014, marks the first annual event for the AANM Charity at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffs The Service was also marked as a special occasion for the Association…
2017 AGM
Army Apprentices National Memorial Trust (Registered Charity 1137924) Minutes of the Eighth Annual General Meeting Held at the Founders Room, National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire 13:00hrs Saturday 6th May 2017 Members Present: David Chapman (Chairman – Arborfield), Johnny McGahan (Deputy…
Events
Each year we hold a bit of a get together, where we enjoy each other’s company and swing the lamp – just a bit.. Normally early May, we have been meeting at the National Memorial Arboretum on the Saturday for…