Arborfield Old Boys Association
AOBA
Arborfield Life
Bits n Bobs
The AOBA has an interesting number of items available to members. Most of these are available from the REME Association Shop in the newly reconstructed Guardroom at the REME Museum of Technology in Arborfield. Tel 0118 976 3223.
For goods purchased there you may pay by cash, credit card or cheque made payable to "REME Corps Account No 2"
Farewell to Arborfield
Narrated by John Smithson 46A
This movie is a comprehensive record on film of the 2004 AOBA Reunion held at Arborfield in June 2004. It covers the Reunion from the Saturday morning to the Sunday church service. It does great justice to the last Reunion to be held on the Rowcroft Barracks site with most of those who attended being recorded on film.
It also includes a clip of the final POP on the 12th August. To top and tail the move two black and white historic movie tone clips are also included of the early days of the Army Apprentices School.
The movie is available as a DVD or VHS Video Tape and can only be obtained from the Arborfield Old Boys Association Secretariat based at the REME Museum in Arborfield. The cost for the DVD is just £14.00. Post and packing charges are UK £1.50, Europe £2.00, Rest of the World £2.50.
Stop Press The VHS Video Tape version is available for a limited period for just £5.00 including p&p to anywhere in the world.
The Arborfield Apprentice
By Pete Gripton 56B
ISBN 0954514203
This important historical record written by ex-
Starting with the Army Technical School in 1939 and culminating with the Army Technical Foundation College today the book is an important archive for all those who served an Army Apprenticeship or served at Arborfield.
The book is published in hard back form and contains over 500 pages and more than 200 photographs.
Peter Gripton has done a great service to all Arborfield Apprentices and staff members
in writing the history and he certainly deserves the accolades of the many Old Boys
who will welcome this rendering of their story. His light and readable style gives
all the appearance that he enjoyed writing this history. But, bearing in mind the
dictum, 'that which is written without pain will be read without pleasure' -
Peter took great pains to ensure that his readers will enjoy his book. Many of his readers will have actually made the history that he has so faithfully recorded. The author has been punctilious in awarding an equal balance to each period of time. The Army Apprentice system has been an outstanding success from its foundation. It is excellent that this chapter of a great tradition has now been recorded for posterity.
The Arborfield Apprentice is available for just £18.50 + £7.20 p&p from the Association Shop in the REME Museum of Technology at Arborfield.
The Forgotten Punch in the Army's Fist
Written and compiled by John Dutton 43A and Edited by Peter Gripton 56B
ISBN 0954621816
The story of the War in Korea and of the part played by the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechancial Engineers, REME, from 1950 to 1953 as told by various individuals of that Corps, makes fascinating reading. The support and devotion to their colleagues is most apparent, but typical of the British soldier, these experiences are balanced with a sense of sympathy for the unfortunate Korean civilian population caught up in the conflict,and it wouldn't be a true story of the British without its sprinkling of 'squaddie' humour.
John Dutton has provided an excellent compilation of personal accounts in this comprehensive
story of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at war where the positioning
of Light Aid Detachments and Field Workshops was just as important to senior commanders
in their tactical planning as was the medical back-
This fine history costs just for just £12.50 + £3.00 p&p to members of the Arborfield Old Boys Association, members of the British Korean Veterans Association, their familes and friends when purchased from the Association Shop in the REME Museum of Technology Arborfield.
Ties
We have four ties bearing the Association Logo that are available in the original Company colours of Blue, Red, Green and Yellow and they cost just £7 + £1 p&p from Keith Evans.
Lapel Badge
We now have a very attractive lapel badge in black and gold. You can buy one of these for just £3.00 + £1 p&p again from Keith Evans. Each badge is approx 25 x 20 mm in size and has a pin & safety catch for fixing to your coat or jacket.
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