With three remembrance events to attend over the space of four days, I packed my bags and headed for London travelling by train. I was able to stay for the duration with Maureen (despite her being surrounded with packing boxes…
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Annual reunion weekend – Chichester – 2nd – 5th May 2014 70th anniversary of the battles for Cassino, Anzio, Ancona, Coriano Ridge, Gemmano, Forli and Florence The lengthy journey from North Devon to Chichester went quite smoothly and easily –…
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REPORT ON THE PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY, MAY 2014 – WITH THE MONTE CASSINO SOCIETY Thursday 15th May It was a 5am start from our hotel on the edge of Heathrow, to Terminal 5 for check-in, and meeting-up with other members…
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This is an account of our visit from 17th – 24th January 2014, having just returned from a hectic but most interesting experience at Anzio. The branch consisted of 20 members from Aberdeen, Buckie, Elgin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Wakefield….
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(A personal reflection and appreciation, by Pat White (immediate past National Chairman and currently, Secretary of the Association’s Central London branch). Harry first became involved with the Italy Star Association 1943-1945, when he met Maurice Cheadle – the Association’s co-founder…
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Surely one of the brightest and best pieces of good news for the Association recently, has been that Her Majesty The Queen has bestowed upon Harry Shindler (our representative in Italy for many years) the honour of an award of…
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I was emotional and excited at the prospect of four days in London with particular emphasis on remembering the fallen and our surviving veterans. Living as we do, in North Devon, we decided to take pressure off ourselves and booked…
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After an overnight stop at Hythe in Kent, Grahame and I arrived fresh and ready and proudly wearing our Italy Star Association polo shirts, to join the six Italy Star veterans and nineteen other passengers who were all meeting in…
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In the heat of England’s hottest July (apparently since George III was on the throne!), Grahame and I set off from Devon across country towards Kent. We arrived in Hythe where we had booked B & B accommodation, then met…
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July 2013 was 70 years to the day that Allied forces landed in Sicily marking the start of the 10th Italian campaigns. To mark the date, a service was held (as every 10th July) at the Association’s national memorial in…
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