Arborfield Old Boys Association
AOBA
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Arborfield Old Boys Association 1999 -
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-
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-
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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