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- Captain(E) Neville Springer RFA Retd, Crossed the Bar.
- CPO(Carpenter) James Linton RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar Sitrep 1 (198)
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- SG1A Bernard Gray, Crossed the Bar
- Chief Officer (E) Michael Billett RFA(Retd) Crossed the bar.
- Engineer Officer Basil P Salariya Crossed the Bar
- RFAA Emergency Welfare Fund Revised March 2019
- Motorman Raymond Friend Crossed the Bar
- 1st R/O Laurence McElroy, Crossed the Bar. Sitrep 3 (294)
- The 2019 RFA Association print it yourself Calendar
CPO(Carpenter) James Linton RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar Sitrep 1 (198)
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Sitrep 1 Funeral Arrangements,
I have just received a report from CPO(Deck) RFA(Retd) Graham Mackenzie that CPO(Carpenter) James (Jimmy) Linton Crossed the Bar this morning (22 March 2019). I have no more information at the moment but am on the case and will sitrep this page as more details become available.
Sitrep 1,
Jimmy's funeral will be held at Seafield Crematorium, Edinburgh (HERE for their website and HERE for a map) on Monday 8th April at 12:00. More details after I speak to Jimmy's Brother later today (26 MARCH 2019),
On behalf of the RFA Association I offer my sincere condolences to all Jimmy's family.
If you have any remembrances of Jimmy please email it to me at captain.pat@rfa-association.org.uk and I will post them on this page. I am also looking for photographs of Jimmy for this piece and the RFA Association Gallery and Archive, if you have one please email it to me.
RFA Reunion 2019 Durham
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The RFA Reunion 2019 will be held at the Radison Blu Hotel Durham on 11th May 2019 and I would suggest that you book your room in the Radison Blu soon as I am told they are filling up. I booked today (23 Oct) and I was quoted £145 for a double occupancy room for 1 night and £9 parking for 24 Hours.
The Radison Blu Durham.
Have as shufti HERE for their website with all their contact details and also details about the rooms other facilities etc and HERE for a map which does show the location of the Radison Blu and other hotels close by.
Durham Taxis have fare calculator (have a shufti HERE) and according to this the fare from Durham Railway station to the Radison Blu should be about £3.60 (don't quote me)
As more details become available regarding the Reunion and of course the AGM I will post it to this page.
Remember These?
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Do any of you remember the Fleet Tender liberty boats that took us ashore in Plymouth, the Clyde, Rosyth and from the trots in Portsmouth?. Very distinctive in profile and heavy with a thumping big engine and a lovely warm galley where the crew sometimes let you linger on really cold night trips. Captain(E) Neville Springer RFA Retd, Crossed the Bar.
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It is with so much sadness I report that Captain(E) Neville Springer RFA(Retd) Crossed the Bar on Tuesday 12 March 2019 aged 70, after a short battle with cancer Neville was not a member of our Association but was, of course, part of our RFA Family.
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E-Force4, Autumn 2018, Sitrep 1 (410)
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Sitrep 1. Bit of a bummer this but we are curently experiencing some significant health issues at home which means I cannot devote the time needed to produce an e-Force 4 in the immediate future as planned. The good news is that I am nibbling away at this issue on an opportunity basis and intend to publish as soon as is practicable. Basically, I have the makings but don't have the time to stitch them together. Do watch this space and I will issue another sitrep IDC.