Arborfield Old Boys Association

AOBA

Arborfield Life

about the Arborfield Old Boys Association.

The Arborfield Old Boys Association or AOBA represents all those young men and women who passed through the gates of the Arborfield Army Apprenticeship establishment during the years 1939 to 2004.

During those years it’s name changed from

Army Technical School (Boys) 1939 to 1946

Army Apprentices School 1946 to Oct 1966

Army Apprentices College Oct 1966 to 1981

Princess Marina College 1982 to August 1995

Army Apprentices College (again!) Aug 1995 to Sept 2000

Army Technical Foundation College Sept 2000 to Aug 2004

This web site provides a wealth of historical information that should be of great interest not only to those who served their apprenticeships at Arborfield but also to their families and anyone else who may be researching the whole topic of junior soldier tradesmen in the twentieth century.

This site also provides a vital link for those ex apprentices wanting to make as well as keep contact with their old friends and comrades.

Objectives of the Association...

i. To foster esprit-de-corps and comradeship amongst old boys.

ii. To maintain and further the prestige and dignity of the Arborfield Army Apprentice School and Colleges.

iii. To assist old comrades who may have fallen on hard times

If you are an ex-apprentice and not yet a member of the Arborfield Old Boys Association then please seriously consider joining us - if you'd like a sample copy of the OBAN magazine to find more about us then just contact Keith Evans

Between 1936 and 2004 some 50,000 young men and women passed through these gates to start their army careers as apprentice soldier tradesmen.

For all of them the symbolism of these gates will forever be firmly implanted in their minds and never forgotten.

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