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RAF Aircraft Apprentices
No.1 Radio School
RAF Cranwell 1950 - 1952
Entry Rep. Frank Saunders
In January 1950, 76 young hopefuls arrived at
RAF Cranwell as the 3M1 (64th) Entry to train as Ground Radar or Air Radio Fitters. During
their training they gained 2 from Senior Entries, 14 ceased
training or remustered to other trades, while 6 of their number were re-classed to later Entries,
leaving 58 to pass out in December 1952.
The Entry List below is presented in alphabetical
order. Surnames with ** after the name indicates
that to date the Entry Representative has not been able to trace
this Entry member.
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NUMBER
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SURNAME
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INITS
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KNOWN AS
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REMARKS
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P53668
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Abid **
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H N
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P53899
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Ahmed **
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A
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P53723
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Bashir-u-din
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585186
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Bennetts
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R
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Joined with 61st. Deceased
date N/K
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585686
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Biddiscombe
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P G
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Peter
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585838
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Blandford
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J E
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James
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585820
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Bourne-Vannock **
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D E
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To Electrician
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585715
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Brace
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L J
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Leslie
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Discharged. Deceased date
N/K
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585709
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Brown **
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D J
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David
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585706
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Bryan
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J H
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John
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Association Member
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P53902
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Butt
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M
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Mahmood
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Lapsed Association Member
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585704
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Butterworth
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N W
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Neil
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585718
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Chapman
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D K G
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David
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Association Member
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585716
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Cherrett
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J F
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585705
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Cogger
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F
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Fred
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Discharged
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585699
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Cooper
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R
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Bob
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Lapsed Association Member
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586067
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Cutting
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D H
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David
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585700
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Dell
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E A J
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Eddie
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Association Member
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585728
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Dickson **
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D
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To GWM
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585687
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Ellis
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J
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Deceased date N/K
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585685
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Galpin
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P F
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Peter
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586068
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Glover-Wright **
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T D
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Trevor
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To AWM
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P53728
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Gukkhar **
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M A
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P53901
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Hamidq **
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I
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585698
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Hanson
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L J
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FT'd to 65th then Discharged
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585688
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Harvey
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P W
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Peter
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Association Member
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585691
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Haynes
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J P D
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John
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Re-mustered to Fitter 2e. Association
Member
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585727
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Hoare
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M G N
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Mike, AKA "Michael"
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Association Member
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585839
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Hobson
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F W J
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Deceased 24th Jul 1956
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585547
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Horn
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D
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Doug
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Joined with 63rd Entry. Association
Member
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585725
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Hucklesby
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R W
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Ronald
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Association Member
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P53898
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Janjua
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A N
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Did not Pass Out. Returned HQ
RPAF. Deceased date N/K
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585579
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Joyce **
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P
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Pete
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P53682
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Karamat **
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M
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585684
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Kendall **
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C G W
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Charles
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P53687
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Khan **
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A R
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Deceased date N/K
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P53688
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Khan **
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H A
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P53691
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Khan
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M A
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Louis
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Association Member
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P53896
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Khan
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R N
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P53692
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Khan
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A A
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FT'd to 65th Entry then Repatriated
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585707
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Lamsdell
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E P
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Ted
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Association Member
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585723
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Langford
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J D
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585720
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Lawson
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P
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Peter
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Deceased date N/K
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585513
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Lord
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D
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Discharged
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P53695
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Mahmud **
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A
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585726
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Marshall **
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W K
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William
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586066
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Millan
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I R
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Ian
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585692
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Moss
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A R
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Alan
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P53670
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Munawar **
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A
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P53698
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Naqvi **
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N A
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585693
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Northmore
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G H
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Geoff
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Association Member
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585697
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Penny
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A
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Alan
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Deceased 1979
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585711
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Penny
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D J
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David
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Discharged
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585719
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Pritchard
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C H
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Discharged. Deceased date
N/K
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P53888
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Qureshi **
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J
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P53701
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Rafiq **
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M
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P53705
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Rizvi **
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S M
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585714
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Roberts
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J E
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John
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Deceased Association Member (5th May
2005)
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585717
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Rook
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B D
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Brian
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585701
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Saunders
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F W J
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Frank
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Association Member
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585703
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Shallcross
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D B
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Barrie
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To GWM. Association Member
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P53710
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Shariff **
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M
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P53708
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Siddiqi **
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A A
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585722
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Singer
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M D
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Mervyn
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Deceased 29th Sep 1953
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585696
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Sissons
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T B
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Tom
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FT'd to 65th then Passed Out
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585840
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Snelling
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P J C
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Peter
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Association Member
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585712
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Stephens
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D
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Don
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Association Member
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585708
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Stride
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A H
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Alan, AKA "Ginger"
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To AWM. Association Member
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585710
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Swinburne
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B
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Brian
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Deceased date N/K
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585724
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Trefall
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D C
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FT'd to 65th Entry then Discharged
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585694
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Titman **
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A E
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Anthony
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585713
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Tyler
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A E
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FT'd to 65th Entry then Passed Out
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585702
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Wallis
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J L
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John
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585690
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Waye
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E
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Discharged. Deceased date
N/K
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585695
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Wilson
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A E
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Alan, AKA "Tug, Willy"
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FT'd to 65th Entry then Passed Out.
Association Member.
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585689
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Wilton
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R J H
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Bob
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Association Member
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585721
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Woodford **
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R
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Robert
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Discharged
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ACTIVITIES
January 2000
50th Anniversary of Enlisting reunion held
at the Crown & Cushion Hotel, Chipping Norton,
Oxfordshire.
PHOTOGRAPHS
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64th Entry Basketball Team -
1952
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Back Row: Titman, Moss, Biddescombe,
Galpin and Lamsdell
Front Row: Saunders, Wilson,
Harvey, Ellis and Wilton
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Anson Summer Camp Northcoates
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Left to Right: Northmore, Cutting,
Marshall, Wilton, Snelling, Moss, Harvey and Saunders
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Passing Out Parade - December
1952
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Parade Commander SAA Biddescombe,
Entry Commander SAA Northmore, Front Right AA Langford
and LAA Stephens, Centre Right AA Pritchard and LAA
Sherriff
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50th Anniversary Photograph
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From Left to Right: Langford, Rook, Northmore, Shalcross (behind), Harvey,
Millan (behind), Galpin, Wilson (behind), Saunders, Roberts (behind),
Cherrett (behind), Stephens (Behind), Dell, Chapman, Snelling (behind),
Wallis (behind), Stride (behind), Butterworth, Wilton (behind) and
Bryan.
Unfortunately Lamsdell and Hucklesby
were missing for the photo parade. Snelling
travelled from Spain, Wallis from the USA and Northmore
from New Zealand to be present.
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