March 2022 Newsletter
Foreword from the President Here we are already in March and Christmas seems to have drifted into the distant past. However, I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year and you have all dodged the dreaded Covid 19. Now we can look forward to spring and the days drawing […]
Grand National 2022 Winners
77 Horses were drawn by The RNWA President, Secretary & his wife Lyn on Tuesday 5th April and Alphabetically matched to the ‘Declared Runners’ at that time and the 77 selected advised accordingly prior to the event. 5.15pm Saturday 9th April 2022 – The Grand National had a maximum field of 40, therefore unfortunately there […]
REUNION DINNER ATTENDEES AT MONDAY 23RD AUG’21 – CLOSING DATE FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
Aug 2021 Newsletter
Foreword from the President Fellow Scribes, here we are at the end of August already, I don’t know where the time goes. I had a very enjoyable belated birthday present on the 7th of August when my children and grandchildren, partners & wives, and friends descended on me and took me out for a nostalgic […]
RNWA Committee & All RNWA Members (Google Meet) July 2021
Grand National 2021
CONGRATULATIONS to RNWA Life Member John Peer of Stubbington who has won £250 (John has kindly donated £50 for the prize(s) in support of the RNRMC at this year’s Reunion Dinner). Please see if you were drawn, if you are a winner or what happened to your horse? All tickets were drawn at 7pm Tuesday 6th April via online by the […]
Feb 2021 Newsletter
Foreword from The President Fellow Scribes, Who would have thought that almost a year later we would still be fighting the COVID-19 virus in what seems to be a merry go round of lockdowns and restrictions. Some would say little wonder when the newspapers publish pictures of crowded parks etc. Alas we are where we […]
Oct 2020 News Letter
Royal Naval Writers’ Association Newsletter – October 2020 The World’s Oldest Military Association – Est. 1887 – www.rnwa.co.uk Foreword from The President Fellow Scribes, Well, here we are still doing our bit to battle Covid19 which we all hoped would be over by now with normality returning. Perhaps this is the new normal, but enough […]
DENIS BARTLETT BEM
DENIS BARTLETT BEM Life Member Royal Naval Writers’ Association (RNWA) Sadly, Denis “Crossed the Bar” in December 2023. This page and article remain as a testament to a long life, well lived, and as a tribute to a stalwart and much valued member of the Association. RIP Denis. Summary of Royal Naval Career – 1939 […]
Robert D. Wallace (Royal Navy Writer & Engineering Mechanic)
Robert D. Wallace (Royal Navy Writer & Engineering Mechanic) Prologue As a school-boy I was asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I replied “Join the Navy!” At 15 I applied for the examination for Engineering Artificer Branch. After a gruelling long weekend at Rosyth I was told that I had […]