The training of young soldier tradesmen in the Army presented the engineering and technical Corps of the British Army with a valuable source of manpower for many years. The system of centralised Technical Schools for boys started as far back…
Association of Harrogate Apprentices
Membership of the Association Membership of the Association of Harrogate Apprentices is open to ALL Ex Harrogate Apprentices and permanent staff, both military and civilian. A yearly subscription is paid to assist the running of the Association. As agreed at…
Arborfield Old Boys’ Association
Membership of the Association If you are an Arborfield ex-apprentice and not yet a member of the Arborfield Old Boys Association then please seriously consider joining us – if you’d like a sample copy of the OBAN magazine to find…
Beachley Old Boys Association
Membership of the Association Membership of the Beachley Old Boys Association is open to All Ex Beachley Apprentices and permanent staff. If you are an ex-apprentice and not yet a member of the Beachley Old Boys Association then please seriously…
Chepstow History Page Two
1951 By 1951 Beachley was training its boys for only two corps – RE and REME. However, a handful of boys received 18 months education before their Corps training with the RAMC, the first four leaving in 1952. The school…
Chepstow History
Chepstow Army Apprentice History Part 1 1923 Following World War 1 there was an acute shortage of skilled tradesmen in the country, and this allied with the increasing mechanisation of the Army, resulted in the Army Council’s decision to train…
Hadrian’s Old Boys Reunion 2017
The Reunion Dinner will take place on the 23rd September 2017 at the Hallmark Hotel, Carlisle, which will be the 67 Intakes 50th anniversary. Numbers are currently down on previous years and there are places available, therefore if you have…
Arborfield Old Boys’ Reunion
This weekend – 15-17th July 2017 55th Annual Reunion of the Arborfield Old Boy’s Association. This year we will be honouring those lads from intake year 1967 as it will be their 50th …. Loads of lads tip up, some…
Carlisle
Carlisle (Hadrian) 1960 Opened as the Army Apprentices School with AAS badge 1966 Name changed to Army Apprentices College and rebadged to REME who took control of it from the War Office. 1969 Closure of College
Harrogate
Harrogate 1947 Opened as the Army Apprentices School with AAS badge. 1961 Royal Signals trades only 1966 Name changed to Army Apprentices College and rebadged to Royal Signals who took control of it from the War Office. 1971 Granted Freedom…