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 […]
Wetherby – Then and Now
Wetherby – Then and Now A Journey by Lieutenant Commander & Mrs P Danks RN. My wife and I visited Wetherby on 12 th July one of the drier days of the summer of 2012. Whilst there I thought that an article on the history of Wetherby and some key dates in the development of […]
Finding Pop
“Finding Pop” Robert Ephraim Lambert (1900-1978) an RN Writer As written & told by RNWA Honorary Life Member Paul Martin Special thanks to the RNWA for their tremendous help with my research and for allowing me to tell “Pop’s story”. Pop was standing on the dock at Southampton, as he had stood on many docks […]
Life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese
Life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese I received the article below as a result of my request in the RNWA December 2018 newsletter for members to send in any “dits” or personal experiences that might interest other members. I recommend this article to all members especially the recorded interview. It gives insight […]
HMS SULTAN WOs’, SRs’ & SNCOs’ Charity Horse Race Evening
Past supporters and attendees, together with newly interested and invited guests, especially RNWA members a special invitation, so make a note of the date for your diary now as it will still be ‘The 40th Year’ of the event being held. Last held in 2019, having tried to be rescheduled on three occasions since, the proposed date is Friday […]
Jul 2020 Newsletter
Royal Naval Writers’ Association Newsletter – July 2020 The World’s Oldest Military Association – Est. 1887 – www.rnwa.co.uk Foreword from the President Fellow Scribes, I thought that we would keep to the normal routine with newsletters as having a routine seems to be the best way to get through this period of what one calls […]
2020 Grand National on Saturday 4th April Draw Results
2020 Grand National on Saturday 4th April Draw Results The 2020 Grand National on Saturday 4th April was scheduled to have been the 173rd annual running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. However, due to the escalating coronavirus pandemic the entire meeting was cancelled on 16 March 2020. […]
Grand National 4th April 2020, CANCELLED
CANCELLED GRAND NATIONAL 4TH APRIL 2020 As some of you may or may not be aware, due to Covid-19 and government advice, regrettably the Grand National at Aintree has been cancelled so the following plan has been agreed by the RNWA Committee regarding the ‘Grand National Draw’ that was scheduled to be held at […]