My time at the

ARMY APPRENTICES SCHOOL, HARROGATE

 

That Was The Hat That Was!

 

Blazer Badges (1947 - 1965) .... worn when in `mufti`

 

 

 

To all ex Army Apprentices:

Good news!  The first print run of our book 'The Harrogate Army Apprentice' is now ready for distribution.  So, if you would like to submit your orders for any, it/they will be posted to you as soon as they arrive.  We have seen the first copy and it looks absolutely fantastic!

 Each copy is about the size of a phone book (200 pages) with an attractive soft laminated cover; the price being £15 plus £2 to cover postage and packaging.

Most of the publication's content is written by several members of our 57A Intake - giving the reader a real "from out of the horse's mouth" insight into life as it was back then for young lads joining the Army via the

Army Apprentices School Harrogate. 

Fred Carslake spent some ten years plus of his life contacting fellow members of his Intake and persuading them to write articles for this new compilation!

 If you would like to purchase a copy, please send your cheque for £17 (total) direct to Fred Carslake --- at  --- 29, Coopers Drive, Yate, Bristol.  BS37 7XZ.  If you wish to purchase more than one copy, just double up on that amount for each copy required as they will be sent out individually packed. (Please PRINT your Name and Address.)

 A copy of  'The Harrogate Army Apprentice'  will make a First Class Present to any or all of your friends and relatives, especially since they can then see what you got up to in your younger days!

Could you please cascade this information to all your Ex 'Brat' (Harrogate Apprentice) mates.

Thank you and our Best wishes,

Charles Train and Fred Carslake (ex 57A - AAS Harrogate)

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Read the Latest Review (August 2011)  HERE!!

 

"'Arthur' moves on to the Army Technical School, as does his younger brother 'Fred', following in Arthur’s footsteps from the Duke of York’s Royal Military School  All survive the war, although not unscathed, ---"  Clare Gibson

 

  

(Next year's date soon to be posted here!  Any ex 63B members:  here's a 12 month warning for our, hoped for, 50th Reunion.  We'll probably allow 63A and 63C to beg attendance also!  [Just kidding about the begging, honest!])

                 (set for the weekend of 5th & 6th October 2012)       

 

 

  For your own 'WHITE HELMETS' (of the Royal Signals) Fanfare Ringtone ... with My Compliments! ...

Suggest you RIGHT CLICK on LORRY below!

 

 

Please LEFT CLICK on MEMORIAL below!

 

 

 

 
A.O.H.A

"YOUR  GENERATION!"
 

A few thoughts!

 

  Nominal Roll of INTAKE 63B

WORDSEARCH
A QUIZ! "BRATS! (Part 2) - 'L'APPRENTICE'" 'Personalities'
In 1965 all the Army Apprentices Schools were renamed and thus re-badged  also, so that we became the

ARMY APPRENTICES COLLEGE, HARROGATE

 

Next ... Suggest you LEFT CLICK on Musical Stave below!

 

For a real STUNNER! ... Suggest you now  TURN UP YOUR VOLUME to a 'reasonable' level and LEFT CLICK on the Platoon photo' below!

My Grateful Thanks to Charlie Train (ex Intake 56B) who, with valued contributions from Ian Rothwell (ex Intake 57A), put together and donated the following updated Presentation for your enjoyment - which he entitles:

 

"PENNY POT MEMORIES"

 

 

A Platoon parading during the early to late 1950s.  The 'giveaway' to the date is the WW1 Service Dress surmounted by its associated forage cap.

 

( The Fanfare heard here is called 'Salute To Pennypot', played by the Band of The Army Apprentices College, Harrogate, in 1988 ... under the Direction of Band Sergeant Major WOII G H Taylor [Royal Signals].)

 

This section last automatically updated: 25 January 2012 20:30 hrs.

 

 

 

 

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