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28th February 2025 Celebration of the life of our departed WW2 veteran, Stanley Booker.
28th February 2025 Celebration of the life of our departed WW2 veteran, Stanley Booker.

and a former Regular serving member, like Stan, of the RAF. Readers of past newsletters will recall that Stan,...

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2nd February 2025 – remembering the murders of Violette Szabó, Denise Bloch and Lilian Rolfe – 80 years ago.
2nd February 2025 – remembering the murders of Violette Szabó, Denise Bloch and Lilian Rolfe – 80 years ago.

. Both were agents of F (French ) Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE) and had been captured...

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17th November 2024. AJEX annual Cenotaph parade – and a presentation.
17th November 2024. AJEX annual Cenotaph parade – and a presentation.

Chair Louisa Russell and Executive Trustee Paul McCue were delighted and proud to be the recipients of awards from AJEX

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Unveiling of information board commemorating SOE’s Special Training School (STS 3) in Liss, Hampshire
Unveiling of information board commemorating SOE’s Special Training School (STS 3) in Liss, Hampshire
  • June 22, 2024
  • 10:30
  • Riverside Walk, Liss, Hampshire - by the railway station.
Tuesday, 18th June 2024, 10.30 am – L’appel 
Tuesday, 18th June 2024, 10.30 am – L’appel 
  • June 18, 2024
  • 10:30
  • De Gaulle statue, Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y 5AA.
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 2 VALENÇAY
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 2 VALENÇAY
  • May 6, 2024
  • 11:00
  • F Section Memorial, Carr Bénévent,
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 1 ROMORANTIN-LANTHENAY
COMMEMORATIONS IN FRANCE FOR F (FRENCH) SECTION SOE – PT 1 ROMORANTIN-LANTHENAY
  • May 5, 2024
  • 16:00
  • Quai de l'Île Marin, Romorantin-Lanthenay

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The SOE (Special Operations Executive) arms and equipment resupply mission took off from Rivenhall, near Chelmsford, on 2 November. As the Stirling neared its drop zone, it was struggling to cope in the bitter cold and thick snow showers. Wing Cdr Surplice ordered the six men aboard to bail out and the icebound plane smashed into the mountain. "Mr Thronsen said: 'Sqn Ldr Kenneth Bolton, Pilot Officer Robert Chapin and Warrant Officer Robert Dalton landed in a snowstorm and got together almost at once and were soon joined by Lt Michael Hicks, the SOE liaison officer at Rivenhall [who had also been on the plane]. "The evaders wandered around for a couple of days in the wilderness until they found a cottage, put a fire on and someone from the resistance found them." "The other two survivors were not so lucky; they were captured and imprisoned by the Germans ….
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CHINDITS PODCAST: “The formation of this unconventional special force during the Second World War sparks a discussion about three others around the world with military historian Lucy Betteridge-Dyson ….”
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Don't forget. This time next week we will be with National Trust at the Coleshill House open day. 10 to 4.30. https://www.facebook.com/events/1651816858853103/ Plan for the day could include - lots of parking, come and see us, lunch in cafe, go in the OB and hatch a plan of attack, tour the estate and meet loads of reenactors, see the Special Duties chicken hut, recreate the steps photo (if there is enough of you !), see the stables where they slept, find your nearest memorial tree, come back and see us, tea and cake. What a great day out😁 https://www.staybehinds.com/interactive/intelligence-officers-at-ghq-coleshill-house
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Title image – B24 ‘Carpetbagger’ conducting parachute drop. Courtesy of Clive Bassett, Harrington Aviation Museum –  https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/