IRELAND BRANCH

Branch Committee

President  

Chairman:

Nigel Coulter
Vice Chairman   George Harrison

Treasurer:

 Philip Price (Temp)
Secretary:  Philip Price
Membership Secretary: Philip Huggett (Temp)
Welfare Officer: Gordon Fox
Ceremonial Advisor Ronald Moore
Standard Bearer: Harry Sharkey

Meetings

Location: Royal Naval Association Club, Belfast
Date: 3rd Tuesday of every month
Time: 20.00 hrs
Further Details: Philip Price   02892 588138

On Sunday 7th October 2007 – members of the IRELAND Branch of the NMBVA  attended the Dedication of  its Standard,  at Saint George’s Parish Church Belfast. The Branch Standard Bearer being Mr Thomas Henry Weir RAF.

 Branch President George Fleming RN assisted by Chairman (Temp) Nigel Coulter RAF, welcomed a number of VIP Guests including the Deputy Lord Lieutenant: General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland: High Sheriff of Belfast and Mayor of Lisburn.

 The Service was conducted by Branch Chaplain  Rev. Dr. James Moore RN assisted by the Rector of St George’s  Rev. Brian Stewart  and the Rev. Father Stephen McBrearty. 

Branch Ceremonial Advisor, Ron Moore led and Act of Remembrance, ably assisted by Branch Piper Terry Kingham and Trumpeter Len Duddy.

 A collection , taken by local Army and Navy Cadets, raised the sum of £446 for ex Service Charities. 

Following the Service, the Lord Lieutenant and G.O.C. Northern Ireland complemented all who organised and participated in the event. The Rector of St George’s has extended an open invite for the Branch to return.

 Photo’s – Phil Price Branch Secretary

                

 

First official photograph of Members of the NMBVA Ireland Branch standing beside The Mayor Councillor Trevor Lunn  on the steps of Lisburn City Lagan Centre shortly after the wreath laying ceremony to Professor Frank Pantridge memorial on 11 November was over.

The committee wishes to thank those members who supported the branch today. I am happy to announce The Mayor of Lisburn has invited NMBVA back again next year.

Three veterans are wearing the PJM medal while others await patiently for a telephone call from MHC London.     Photograph taken by Ann Jameison

NMBVA Ireland Branch Chairman (Major Rtd) Bob Haden MBE standing beside Lisburn City Mayor Trevor Lunn holding wreaths in front of the Professor Frank Pantridge memorial.

 

List of Branch Members

ADAMS

THOMAS

1ST QUEENS DRAGOONS

 

 

 

ARCHER

FRED

HMS CAESAR

1964

1965

 

BAILEY

SAMUEL

16 LAD ROYAL ARTILLERY

 

 

 

BAILLIE

MALCOLM

GHQ FARELF

1962

1966

baillie.duneistein@btopenworld.com

BAKER MBE

ANTHONY

1 QUEENS OWN BUFFS

1966

1966

tony.baker23@ntlworld.com

BALMER

JEFFREY

ROYAL SIGNALS - SAS

1963

1964

balmer@world-self-defence-fdr.freeserve.co.uk

BARKER

THOMAS

A SQUADRON 22 SAS REGIMENT

 

 

 

BOSTON

FRANCIS

HMS MOUNTS BAY

 

 

 

BOTSFORD

JAMES

 

1959

1962

 

BOWEN

MATTHEW

GREEN HOWARDS

 

 

antrimforks@ireland.com

BRENNAN

DEREK

1 DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY

1965

1966

 

BROWN

HENRY

MT SECTION RAF

 

 

mb79@hotmail.co.uk  

BROWN

GEORGE

ARMY

1956

1964

 

BROWN

JOHN

SUBMARINES OBERON - CACHALOT - RORQUAL

1965

1970

ecossebrown@utvinternet.com

BROWN

JOHN

BDE HQ ROYAL MARINES

1962

1963

 

BURNS

DONALD

ROYAL ARTILLERY

1966

1967

donny.burns@btinternet.com

CHILLINGWORTH

ROGER

ROYAL EAST ANGLIAN

1959

1962

 

COATES

TERENCE

606 TROOP ROYAL SIGNALS

1963

1964

 

COBURN

RONALD

18 SIGNAL REGIMENT

1967

1984

ronaldcoburn2645@yahoo.co.uk

CONNOR

KENNETH

4TH QUEENS OWN HUSSARS

18/03/47

28/12/52

 

CONNOR

KATHLEEN

WIFE OF KENNETH CONNOR

 

 

 

COULTER

NIGEL

390 SELETAR

 

 

nigel.coulter@btinternet.com

COWEN

JOHN

1ST ROYAL GREEN JACKETS

1962

1965

johncowan45@btinternet.com

CRAIG

JAMES

RAF KUANTAN

1964

1965

caspar1969@tiscali.co.uk

CROWE

WILLIAM

HQ SQUADRON QUEENS ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS

1963

1965

 

DALY

DAVID

110 SQUADRON

1962

1964

dalyprop@eircom.net

DOAK

WILLIAM

ROYAL ARTILLERY ROYAL IRISH RANGERS

1963

1966

williamdoak@hotmail.com

DOHERTY

SAMUAL

ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

1964

1965

 

DUKE

GEORGE

1ST BN ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

1950

1964

 

DUNCAN

RICHARD

ROYAL ENGINEERS

1961

1964

 

EDMONT

WILLIAM

ARMY

1964

1964

 

EGGLESTON

RONALD

ROYAL ARMY ORDINANCE CORPS

1952

1962

 

EVANS

GRAHAM

RAF CATERING

1965

1965

graham@evans1946.freeserve.co.uk

FAULKNER

DESMOND

FIRE & RESCUE CHANGI

1960

1963

 

FEARON

EDWARD

9 COY IRISH GUARDS

1965

1967

tedmcf@aol.com

FLEMING

BENJAMIN

81 SQUADRON

1964

1967

ed.fleming@ntlworld.com

FOSTER

MICHAEL

CHESHIRE REGIMENT

 

 

mike-elaine@hotmail.com

FOX

GORDON

11 INDEPENDENT SQUADRON RE

1954

1956

 

FREW

FRANK

3RD ROYAL ANGLIANS

1960

1966

 

GAULT

WILLIAM

QUEENS ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS

1963

1964

 

GORDON

SAMUEL

42 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES

1965

1970

sam.gordon@btinternet.com

GRAHAM

FRANK

RAF TENGAH

1962

1965

frank18graham@tiscali.co.uk

GRAY

WINSTON

HMS PUNCHESTON

 

 

winston.gray@tiscali.co.uk

GRAY

WILLIAM

ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

1964

1965

 

HALLEY

RACHEL

4 INDEPENDENT COY WRAC

 

 

vae@halley7631.freeserve.co.uk

HAND

PATRICK

1/3 EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENT

1960

1962

 

HARRINGTON

THOMAS

1ST BATTALION DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY

1965

1965

raven0833@yahoo.co.uk

HARRIS

STEPHANIE

4TH INDEP.COY

1951

1954

m.harris940@ntlworld.com

HARRISON

GEORGE

ROYAL ULSTER RIFFLES

1964

1965

 

HAYDEN

ALAN

MALAYAN SCOTS SAS GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT 22 SAS REGIMENT

1950

1958

 

HAYES

JOSEPH

1ST BATT ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

 

 

 

HEFFERON

KENNETH

237 SIGNALS SQUADRON - 18 SIGNALS REGIMENT

1965

1967

 

HOLLYWOOD

EDWARD

45 REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY

1963

1964

 

HOLT

FREDERICK

MANCHESTER'S

1952

1954

 

HOPKINS

BRIAN

160ST BATT 22ND CHESHIRE REGIMENT

1959

1960

 

HUGGETT

PHILIP

HMS BULWARK

1964

1965

philip.huggett@tiscali.co.uk

HUGHES

ARTHUR

ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

1964

1965

 

JAMEISON

WILLIAM

RAF POLICE

1965

1966

bjameison@fsmail.net

JOHNSTON

JOHN

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

KANE

WILLIAM

REME

1955

1958

 

KINGHAN

TERENCE

1ST BATT ARGILE & SOUTHERN HIGHLANDERS

1964

1966

 

LEAVY

MICHAEL

ROYAL GREEN JACKETS

 

 

 

LESLIE

JIM

ROYAL ARMY PAY CORPS

1960

1975

 

LYONS

JAMES

HQ 3 COMMANDO BDE ROYAL MARINES

1950

1951

james.lyons2@ntlworld.com

MAGEE

DAVID

QUEENS ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS

1962

1964

mageehussar@aol.com

MARTIN

JOHNNY

B SQUADRON QUEENS ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS

1962

1964

 

McAREAVEY

THOMAS

IRISH GUARDS

 

 

 

MCCLOSKEY

JOHN

12 INF WORKSHOP REME

1955

1958

 

McCRUDDEN

JAMES

FIRE SERVICE RAF

1965

1966

 

MCDONALD

ROBERT

ROYAL INNISKILLINGS

 

 

 

McFERRAN

GEORGE

ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

1964

1965

 

MCGARRY

PATRICK

230 SQUADRON

1965

1966

 

McQUEEN

JOHN

40 COMMANDO

1963

1964

johnbmcqueen@eircom.net

MEREDITH

FRANCIS

ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES

1964

1965

 

MONTGOMERY

ALEXANDER

10 TN SQUADRON ROYAL ENGINEER

1958

1961

 

MONTGOMERY

DAVID

ROYAL AIR FORCE

1965

1966

 

MOORE

RONALD

1ST BATTALION IRISH GUARDS

1964

1967

 

MOORE (REV)

JAMES

HMS BARROSA

1957

1965

jmboy@tesco.net

MULLIGAN

WILLIAM

ROYAL AIR FORCE

1965

1966

einnos01@btinternet.com

MURPHY

WILLIAM

40 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES

1965

1967

 

NASH MAOR (Retd) MBE Ostj

NOEL

8 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION

1963

1966

 

NELSON

IVAN

1/7 DEO GURKHA RIFLES

1964

1967

ivannelson@hotmail.com

NICHOLL

ALAN

QUEENS ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS

1962

1964

 

NICOL DCM

WILLIAM

1 SCOTS GUARDS

1963

1967

janmax@supanet.com

PERCIVAL

TREVOR

HMS MARYTON

60 - 61

63 - 65

 

PLUMB

FRANK

848 SQUADRON

1960

1966

 

PRICE

PHILIP

HMS LINCOLN - HMS HERMES

1962

1968

p.price2@ntlworld.com

RAINEY

WILLIAM

1ST BATT QUEENS OWN HUSSARS

1962

1964

 

ROBINSON

GEORGE

SUPPLY SQUADRON RAF LABUAN

 

 

geomomo.r@virgin.net

ROBY

GRAHAM

1ST BN 22 CHESHIRE REGIMENT

1959

1960

 

SAVILLE

JOHN

ROYAL MILITARY POLICE

1960

1967

 

SCOTT

WALTER

QUEENS ROYAL IRISH HUSSARS

1963

1965

w.scott@btinternet.com

SHARKEY

HENRY

205 SQUADRON

1958

1960

 

SHORT

WILLIAM

RAF