0+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++------------------- Diary Dates 2014 Branch Meetings: February – 13 th March – 13 th April – 10 th May – 8 th June – 12 th July – 10 th August – 14 th September – 11 th October – 9 th * Branch AGM November – 13 th December – 11 th SHOUT - Issue: Spring 2014 Editor: Glyn Jackson 0773 234 6631 [email protected]S H O U L D E R T O S H O U L D E R W I T H A L L W H O S E R V E WWW.BRITISHLEGION.ORG.UK/BRANCHES/SWADLINCOTE World War 1 Centenary The civilian population also suffered dreadfully in many cases, it did not matter what walk of life people came from. As the war progressed living standards plummeted, and close to 1918 there was very serious rationing not at all helped by the German Navy’s U-Boat campaign in the North Atlantic. In fact at one point in 1916 there were four days of Sugar Supplies left and nine weeks of Wheat Supplies in the whole of the country. In 1917 rationing was introduced by volume, Bread, Tea, Sugar and Meat, though there was plenty of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Nearly every Family in the whole of Great Britain lost someone. On top of the war there was a tremendous loss of human life due to a pandemic outbreak of Influenza in 1918. Lost generations of those aged between 18 & 25 who had died in the war and with their deaths had left behind a wake of fatherless children and widows that would leave economical and mental scars on British Society for years. Families in the slums of the big cities, in the valleys and remotest villages in this land were left with no providers of the many large families. Children were emaciated, there were some cases of “Starvation” and mothers died of ailments caused by malnutrition. So do watch out for future editions the Shout over the next four years. Please read them and if you or someone in your family would like to make a World War1 comment or give a story about a relative please let the branch Chairman or the Secretary know. To finish off this introduction please spare a thought for one young man shot at dawn - John Taylor of the 15th Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers was aged about 19 years when he was executed on January 27 th 1917. He took part in the battle of the Somme. He was eventually pardoned in France and is buried in plot 2A15 Bertrancourt Military Cemetery. He left a young wife and Child in Manchester to go to war, serving his King and Country. Continued from page 1 Swadlincote & District Royal British Legion is a member of the Imperial War Museum’s WW1 Centenary Partnership Program LINTA PRINT Kindly printed by Lintaprint Ltd Midland Road Swadlincote Derbyshire DE11 0AN T: 01283 221536 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SWADLINCOTE & DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION S H O U T The Royal British Legion Swadlincote & District Branch - BR0065 Formed 1 st July 1921 Affiliated with: 1211 (Swadlincote) Sqn Air Training Corps President Stuart Allen Chairman Neil Harper Vice-Chairman Anthony Hignett Secretary Glyn Jackson Treasurer Steve Martin Membership Secretary Glyn Jackson Standard Bearer Neil Harper 1211 Squadron Liaison Kurt Woodfield Poppy Appeal Organiser Mick Golder Branch Meetings The second Thursday of each month at the Belmont Services Club, Belmont Street, Swadlincote 7.30 pm Registered Charity No 219279 The Great War Remembered As we welcome in 2014, it is intended that future issues of the ‘Shout’ will contain a series of articles on the “Great War” 1914 to 1918. These will be written as a tribute and as a memorial to all those who served in that conflict, to those who paid the ultimate price and never came home, the ones who suffered dreadfully because of their wounds, those who carried the mental scars of war for the rest of their life and indeed to all those who suffered as a consequence of that war. The casualties suffered by the British in one battle stand comparison, not only with other battles, such as Passchendaele, Ypres, Verdun and Vimy Ridge but with complete wars. The British Army’s casualties on that one day easily exceed battles in the Crimean War, the Boer War and Korean War combined. THE Spring 2014 Inside this issue Pg 2 Membership Pg 2/3 Out and About Pg 3 Pop In to the Legion Pg 4 WW1 Centenary Diary Dates New Branch Chairman Mr Neil Harper. Mr Neil Harper, our Branch Standard Bearer has now taken on the role of Branch Chairman following the recent resignation of Mr Michael Caffrey. Neil joined the Army as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery in 1983 and following basic training in Woolwich he was posted to 39 Heavy Regiment, 76 'Maude's Battery in Sennelager, Germany. There he worked on the M110A2 self-propelled howitzer, with the primary role, should the balloon have gone up, of deploying tactical nuclear rounds or as they called it 'Maude's magic mushroom! He qualified as a driver/signaller and when not on constant training exercises and site guard any other time was used wisely drinking beer, eating currywurst and scratting enough pfennigs to buy a 'Herfy handbag' from the NAAFI – That’s a case of beer for those unfamiliar with Army slang. In 1985 his Battery moved to 14 Field Regiment at the Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill. There he worked on many different types of guns but mainly the 105mm Light Gun and firing on the ranges was a daily event. Neil says his favourite time there was when he was the 5.5" howitzer limber driver. They had five of these guns which dated back to WW2 which were kept in service because of a stock pile of old ammo and it was cheaper to fire it off than destroy it. After leaving the Army in 1987 Neil went on to a career in construction in both property maintenance and new build houses. Neil joined the Legion and Swadlincote Branch in 2009 and became our Branch Standard Bearer 2011, a role he will now be handing over in the not too distant future. New Chairman takes the reins Continued on Page 4
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SWADLINCOTE & DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SHOUT
Diary Dates
2014 Branch Meetings: February – 13th
March – 13th
April – 10th
May – 8th
June – 12th
July – 10th
August – 14th
September – 11th
October – 9th
* Branch AGM
November – 13th
December – 11th
T h e R oy a l B r i t i s h L e g i on S wa d l i n co t e & D i s t r i c t
B r a n c h - B R 0 0 6 5
Formed 1st July 1921
Af f i l i a t e d wi t h : 1211 (Swadlincote) Sqn Air Training Corps
P r e s i d e n t Stuart Allen
C h a i r ma n Neil Harper
V i ce - C h a i r ma n Anthony Hignett
Se cr e t a r y Glyn Jackson
T r e a s u r e r Steve Martin
M e m b e r s h i p Se cr e t a r y Glyn Jackson
St a n d a r d B e a r e r Neil Harper
1 2 1 1 S q u a d r o n L i a i s o n Kurt Woodfield
P op p y A p p e a l Or ga n i s e r Mick Golder
B r a n c h M e e t i n gs The second Thursday of each month at the Belmont Services Club, Belmont Street, Swadlincote
7.30 pm Registered Charity No 219279
The Great War Remembered As we welcome in 2014, it is intended that future issues of the ‘Shout’ will contain a series of articles on the “Great War” 1914 to 1918. These will be written as a tribute and as a memorial to all those who served in that conflict, to those who paid the ultimate price and never came home, the ones who suffered dreadfully because of their wounds, those who carried the mental scars of war for the rest of their life and indeed to all those who suffered as a consequence of that war.
The casualties suffered by the British in one battle stand comparison, not only with other battles, such as Passchendaele, Ypres, Verdun and Vimy Ridge but with complete wars. The British Army’s casualties on that one day easily exceed battles in the Crimean War, the Boer War and Korean War combined.
The civilian population also suffered dreadfully in many cases, it did not matter what walk of life people came from. As the war progressed living standards plummeted, and close to 1918 there was very serious rationing not at all helped by the German Navy’s U-Boat campaign in the North Atlantic. In fact at one point in 1916 there were four days of Sugar Supplies left and nine weeks of Wheat Supplies in the whole of the country. In 1917 rationing was introduced by volume, Bread, Tea, Sugar and Meat, though there was plenty of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Nearly every Family in the whole of Great Britain lost someone. On top of the war there was a tremendous loss of human life due to a pandemic outbreak of Influenza in 1918.
Lost generations of those aged between 18 & 25 who had died in the war and with their deaths had left behind a wake of fatherless children and widows that would leave economical and mental scars on British Society for years. Families in the slums of the big cities, in the valleys and remotest villages in this land were left with no providers of the many large families. Children were emaciated, there were some cases of “Starvation” and mothers died of ailments caused by malnutrition.
So do watch out for future editions the Shout over the next four years. Please read them and if you or someone in your family would like to make a World War1 comment or give a story about a relative please let the branch Chairman or the Secretary know.
To finish off this introduction please spare a thought for one young man shot at dawn - John Taylor of the 15th Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers was aged about 19 years when he was executed on January 27th 1917. He took part in the battle of the Somme. He was eventually pardoned in France and is buried in plot 2A15 Bertrancourt Military Cemetery. He left a young wife and Child in Manchester to go to war, serving his King and Country.
Mr Neil Harper, our Branch Standard Bearer has now taken on the role of Branch Chairman following the recent resignation of Mr Michael Caffrey.
Neil joined the Army as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery in 1983 and following basic training in Woolwich he was posted to 39 Heavy Regiment, 76 'Maude's Battery in Sennelager, Germany. There he worked on the M110A2 self-propelled howitzer, with the primary role, should the balloon have gone up, of deploying tactical nuclear rounds or as they called it 'Maude's magic mushroom! He qualified as a driver/signaller and when not on constant training exercises and site guard any other time was used wisely drinking beer, eating currywurst and scratting enough pfennigs to buy a 'Herfy handbag' from the NAAFI – That’s a case of beer for those unfamiliar with Army slang.
In 1985 his Battery moved to 14 Field Regiment at the Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill. There he worked on many different types of guns but mainly the 105mm Light Gun and firing on the ranges was a daily event. Neil says his favourite time there was when he was the 5.5" howitzer limber driver. They had five of these guns which dated back to WW2 which were kept in service because of a stock pile of old ammo and it was cheaper to fire it off than destroy it.
After leaving the Army in 1987 Neil went on to a career in construction in both property maintenance and new build houses. Neil joined the Legion and Swadlincote Branch in 2009 and became our Branch Standard Bearer 2011, a role he will now be handing over in the not too distant future.
New Chairman takes the reins
Continued from page 1
Continued on Page 4
Swadlincote & District Royal British Legion is a member of the Imperial War Museum’s WW1 Centenary Partnership Program
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SWADLINCOTE & DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SHOUT
Diary Dates
2014 Branch Meetings: February – 13th
March – 13th
April – 10th
May – 8th
June – 12th
July – 10th
August – 14th
September – 11th
October – 9th
* Branch AGM
November – 13th
December – 11th
T h e R oy a l B r i t i s h L e g i on S wa d l i n co t e & D i s t r i c t
B r a n c h - B R 0 0 6 5
Formed 1st July 1921
Af f i l i a t e d wi t h : 1211 (Swadlincote) Sqn Air Training Corps
P r e s i d e n t Stuart Allen
C h a i r ma n Neil Harper
V i ce - C h a i r ma n Anthony Hignett
Se cr e t a r y Glyn Jackson
T r e a s u r e r Steve Martin
M e m b e r s h i p Se cr e t a r y Glyn Jackson
St a n d a r d B e a r e r Neil Harper
1 2 1 1 S q u a d r o n L i a i s o n Kurt Woodfield
P op p y A p p e a l Or ga n i s e r Mick Golder
B r a n c h M e e t i n gs The second Thursday of each month at the Belmont Services Club, Belmont Street, Swadlincote
7.30 pm Registered Charity No 219279
The Great War Remembered As we welcome in 2014, it is intended that future issues of the ‘Shout’ will contain a series of articles on the “Great War” 1914 to 1918. These will be written as a tribute and as a memorial to all those who served in that conflict, to those who paid the ultimate price and never came home, the ones who suffered dreadfully because of their wounds, those who carried the mental scars of war for the rest of their life and indeed to all those who suffered as a consequence of that war.
The casualties suffered by the British in one battle stand comparison, not only with other battles, such as Passchendaele, Ypres, Verdun and Vimy Ridge but with complete wars. The British Army’s casualties on that one day easily exceed battles in the Crimean War, the Boer War and Korean War combined.
The civilian population also suffered dreadfully in many cases, it did not matter what walk of life people came from. As the war progressed living standards plummeted, and close to 1918 there was very serious rationing not at all helped by the German Navy’s U-Boat campaign in the North Atlantic. In fact at one point in 1916 there were four days of Sugar Supplies left and nine weeks of Wheat Supplies in the whole of the country. In 1917 rationing was introduced by volume, Bread, Tea, Sugar and Meat, though there was plenty of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Nearly every Family in the whole of Great Britain lost someone. On top of the war there was a tremendous loss of human life due to a pandemic outbreak of Influenza in 1918.
Lost generations of those aged between 18 & 25 who had died in the war and with their deaths had left behind a wake of fatherless children and widows that would leave economical and mental scars on British Society for years. Families in the slums of the big cities, in the valleys and remotest villages in this land were left with no providers of the many large families. Children were emaciated, there were some cases of “Starvation” and mothers died of ailments caused by malnutrition.
So do watch out for future editions the Shout over the next four years. Please read them and if you or someone in your family would like to make a World War1 comment or give a story about a relative please let the branch Chairman or the Secretary know.
To finish off this introduction please spare a thought for one young man shot at dawn - John Taylor of the 15th Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers was aged about 19 years when he was executed on January 27th 1917. He took part in the battle of the Somme. He was eventually pardoned in France and is buried in plot 2A15 Bertrancourt Military Cemetery. He left a young wife and Child in Manchester to go to war, serving his King and Country.
Mr Neil Harper, our Branch Standard Bearer has now taken on the role of Branch Chairman following the recent resignation of Mr Michael Caffrey.
Neil joined the Army as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery in 1983 and following basic training in Woolwich he was posted to 39 Heavy Regiment, 76 'Maude's Battery in Sennelager, Germany. There he worked on the M110A2 self-propelled howitzer, with the primary role, should the balloon have gone up, of deploying tactical nuclear rounds or as they called it 'Maude's magic mushroom! He qualified as a driver/signaller and when not on constant training exercises and site guard any other time was used wisely drinking beer, eating currywurst and scratting enough pfennigs to buy a 'Herfy handbag' from the NAAFI – That’s a case of beer for those unfamiliar with Army slang.
In 1985 his Battery moved to 14 Field Regiment at the Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill. There he worked on many different types of guns but mainly the 105mm Light Gun and firing on the ranges was a daily event. Neil says his favourite time there was when he was the 5.5" howitzer limber driver. They had five of these guns which dated back to WW2 which were kept in service because of a stock pile of old ammo and it was cheaper to fire it off than destroy it.
After leaving the Army in 1987 Neil went on to a career in construction in both property maintenance and new build houses. Neil joined the Legion and Swadlincote Branch in 2009 and became our Branch Standard Bearer 2011, a role he will now be handing over in the not too distant future.
New Chairman takes the reins
Continued from page 1
Continued on Page 4
Swadlincote & District Royal British Legion is a member of the Imperial War Museum’s WW1 Centenary Partnership Program
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The Swadlincote Ride for Remembrance – 13th October Heavy rain may have put off a lot of riders from attending this year’s event but 50 bikes still braved the elements to ride up to Matlock for our now renamed Ride for Remembrance and helped us to raise £330 for the Poppy Appeal. We would like to offer our utmost thanks to members of the Royal British Legion Riders Branch who marshalled the event this year. Everyone who attended the ride said how enjoyable and well organised it was. The 1211 Squadron Corps of Drums again provided a Guard of Honour as the riders departed at 11am following the Act of Homage, the Last Post and a minute’s silence.
Membership
It’s taken us a little while, longer than we thought but our recruitment efforts have finally paid off.
Five new members who joined in the last few months have now taken our Branch Membership total up to 60 – a figure not seen in over a quarter of a century.
We hope that this is a sign that support for the Legion is growing and that we will continue to see our Branch grow through 2014 and beyond.
Membership of the Legion is open to anyone; you don’t need to have a connection to the Armed Forces, just a desire to help – Your support really matters.
Membership is currently £14 a year for adults. Youth Members (aged 12 – 16) pay a one off fee of £5 until they reach the age of 17.
If you would like to find out more about joining Swadlincote & District Legion you can e-mail [email protected] or telephone 0773 234 6631
HELP US HELP THEM
Pop In to the Legion
The Minister of State for the Armed Forces, the Rt Hon Mark Francois MP opened the first of the Royal British Legion’s 16 new public ‘Pop In’ Advice and Information Centres in Liverpool just before Christmas.
Each of these brand new centres will offer a welcoming space for Service personnel and veterans to get practical help and advice, and for members of the public to find out more about the wide range of services and community activities provided by the Legion.
To coincide with the opening, the Legion has also announced a new national Freephone helpline number 0808 802 8080, which will allow people to get help and support from trained advisors over the phone, as well as a new online information service via the website at https://support.britishlegion.org.uk/.
Out and About
WW1 Centenary Events
Drum Head Service A Drum Head Service for South Derbyshire to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of the First World War is to be held on the Delph in Swadlincote. on Saturday, September 6th 2014 on
The service will take place on Saturday, September 6th 2014 and will be conducted by the Bishop of Repton, assisted by local members of the clergy. The Band of 1211 Squadron ATC will play and a guard of honour will also be mounted by the Squadron.
Dignitaries who have so far accepted an invitation include; The Chair of South Derbyshire District Council, The National Chairman of the Royal British Legion, The MP for South Derbyshire, Deputy Lt’s and Members of the Board of Trustees.
Sponsored Cycle Ride Joshua Spencer, one of our members is currently in the process of planning a 100 mile sponsored cycle ride in honour of the fallen of the Great War.
The route of the ride, which will take place over two days on August the 4th & 5th will visit 15 War Memorials across the area.
If you are a cyclist and you would like to accompany Joshua over one or both days please contact our Branch President, Mr Stuart Allen via e-mail at [email protected]
WWW.BRITISHLEGION.ORG.UK/BRANCHES/SWADLINCOTE
Poppy Appeal THE generosity of our local community has once again helped to raise record amounts for the poppy appeal.
Collections in supermarkets, pubs, shops, schools and local businesses raised £28,104, which topped last year’s donations by around £2,000.
Our Poppy Appeal Organiser, Mr Mick Golder, who organises the campaign said “I’m over the moon with the total. I can’t put my finger
The nearest Pop In Centres to us will be in Derby and Birmingham, although there are plans already in place for a satellite centre to operate in Swadlincote. This would operate from a host location somewhere in the town centre and provide a similar service one day a week. Look out for an update in future issues of the Shout or in the local press.
Canine Partners Following our January Branch Meeting we were treated to a presentation from Canine Partners, a charity which trains assistance dogs for the disabled. Trustee Karen Mercer gave members and guests an overview of the charity and how they train the dogs from puppies right through to the advanced, bespoke, training which is tailored to the specific needs of the person they will be partnering. After watching a short film Karen explained that currently they have just one national training centre in West Sussex which trains around 10 dogs a year. However, they have now purchased a new site at Osgathorpe near Ashby and once this is up and running they hope to increase that number to around 60 or 70. Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Anna who had come along with her dog Katie then talked to us about how having a dog has given her life a massive boost. As well as being able to help around the house and when out shopping, Katie has given Anna the confidence to go out on her own again. Anna then got Katie to demonstrate a few of the things she can do to help her such as pulling off her socks and picking up item like her keys or a pen.
on why we have raised so much more this year, it’s just the generosity of people. “It surprised me last year how generous people can be, and this year it has been a case of ‘what recession?’ “The general public have excelled themselves.” Mick also paid special thanks to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help distribute poppies and boxes and to collect and count. “Every year these people step up and donate their time to help us and we are very grateful we couldn’t do it without them.” Finally, a special mention must again go to the students of The William Allitt School who have also broken their own Poppy Appeal record. This year as well as the usual sale of poppies, cakes and the now very popular William Allitt felt poppies, the students held a non-uniform day and even organised their own fun run which brought in £282. The final William Allitt total this year was an amazing £1,284.19.
William Allitt students show off their record Poppy Appeal total – Photo courtesy of The Burton Mail
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