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St GEORGE FOR ENGLAND DecemberAugust 20202017 In this edition The Bennerley Viaduct HMS Forward Staffordshire – Unemphatic England Sergeant James Eric William Ballard The Royal Society of St George Celebrating our past – looking to the future THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF St. GEORGE – The Premier Patriotic Society of England Founded in 1894. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Patron: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II £3.50 BATTLE OF BRITAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Official Newsletter of the Battle of Britain Historical Society 2013 Ltd “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Head Office: Calais View, Channel Way, Fairlight, East Sussex TN35 4BP Editor and Managing Director: Graves Registrar: Membership Secretary: John Pulfer BEM JP Steve Maddock Margaret Pulfer Tel: 01424 814866 Tel: 01895 676004 Tel: 01424 814866 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Historian: Nick Hall Tel: 01427 668122 Battle Officia Email: [email protected] of B l NewAUTUMN / WINTER 2017 ritain Histo sletter of the rical Society 2 Issue 156 013 Ltd 100 years of the RAF We are now recruiting new members to join the “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Head Of fice: Ca lais View Editor , Channel W and Managing ay, Fai John Pulfer B rlight, East Su Tel: 01 EM JP Di 424 814866 rector: ssex TN Always Remembered … Never forgotten Email: john Graves Reg 35 4BP Battle of Britain Historical Society 2013 Ltd. atbo Steve M istrar: [email protected] addock Historian: Tel: 01895 676004 Official Newsletter of the Nick Hall stevewmaddock@ Membership Secretary: Margaret Pulfe Battle of Britain Historical Tel: 01427 668122 gmail.com Society 2013 Ltd Email: scam Tel: 01424 814866r pton.1943@ Email: bobh btinternet.com [email protected] Members will receive bi-annual 24 page colour newsletters. SPRING / SUMM ER 2018 Issue 157 The Society has four main aims… • To ensure the Battle of Britain is never forgotten • Head Office: Calais View, Channel Way, Fairlight, East Sussex TN35 4BP Editor and Managing Director: Graves Registrar: John Pulfer BEM JP Membership Secretary: Steve Maddock Margaret Pulfer • To erect plaques in places where the “few’ were educated • Tel: 01424 814866 Tel: 01895 676004 Tel: 01424 814866 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Historian: Nick Hall Tel: 01427 668122 Email: [email protected] AUTUMN / WINTER 2018 Issue 158 • To look after the final resting places of the “few” • • To erect granite memorials to the “few” • LIFE MEMBERSHIP STANDARD MEMBERSHIP CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP UK Life members - GB £400 UK members under 18 Years - GB £12 Annual Membership Corporate Members - GB £500 Overseas Life membership - GB £500 UK members over 18 - GB £24 Annual Membership Corporate Sponsor - GB £1500 Overseas members all ages - GB £36 Annual Membership MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Margaret Pulfer Email: [email protected] Tel: 01424 814866 Web address: www.battleofbritain1940.net $$%# #%)( $#$#!#$%( '#$%) # &%#% &#$!&%)%#% % !# %!#$#'%&$&#$% % #)# ( #% $&#%%%$% ##)# %&$% '% &%&# #% $($% %# &%% ) &! ! #$ $ %# & &%% &# &#)%'%$& #$(%%(#)&#$'!#%&# %%% % #)# &%#!# %$ # #$#) &$ $ #'%% !$$ %# & &# ## $#'$(# # &"&%)*$ &#$ # %%!#$% &$ ## (#$ #) &! ! 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England Two To keep fresh the memory of those, in all walks of life, who have served England or the 36 News Commonwealth in the past in order to inspire leadership in the future. 39 Walk for the NHS Three Obituary To combat all activities likely to undermine the 39 strength of England or the Commonwealth. Four To further English interests everywhere to ensure 20 that St. George’s Day is properly celebrated and to provide focal points the world over where English men and women may gather together. 21 National Garden Scheme 7 40 Letters to the Editor 22 Garden of England . Under Threat 40 History 24 HMS Forward – Second World 42 50/50 Club War Membership Affiliations 25 Captain Tom 47 26 Alfred the Great’s Millennial 48 Branches List 28 Book Review 21 50 Shop Window 22 18 30 ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND 3 FROM THE CHAIRMAN THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF St. GEORGE people of their hard earned money, just when The Premier Patriotic Society of England they are more alone and vulnerable than ever Founded in 1894. before. It’s extraordinary how good we can Incorporated by Royal Charter. be – and how bad. Thank goodness for the Patron: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II good. Chairman: Joanna M. Cadman Whilst on the subject of human behaviour, Published at: The Royal Society of St. George, RSSG, P.O. BOX 397, Loughton, IG10 9GN, England in my view among the worst things about this Telephone: 020 3225 5011 year, after the pandemic itself, has been the E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.rssg.org.uk behaviour of the media. They have lost no Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ opportunity to criticise and condemn every RoyalSocietyofStGeorge Twitter: @RSStGeorge Join us on LinkedIn – the Royal Society of St George word and every action of the government and Official Group the medics, even to the extent of lambasting Opening times: Monday to Thursday, 10.30 am to 3.30 pm ministers for neglecting to do something Editor: Stuart Millson early enough, and then, within days, Editorial Address Rumbeams Cottage, Ewhurst Green castigating the government for having done Nr Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 7RR the same thing before they should have done. Telephone: 01483 268627 E-mail: [email protected] George Andrews, FCIB FCIS FCIArb – President Emeritus Finding fault Vice Presidents Their perpetual finding fault has caused The Earl of Aylesford JP much more fear and despondency than there The Lord Cope of Berkeley PC The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO should have been. We know we are in a bad Clifford James Trowse – Past Chairman place, we know things are not good and Mr B M Cronan won’t be for some time to come, we know Mr C P Fairweather Mrs Esme Robinson the future is unclear at the moment. We Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld Bt know that for ourselves, we don’t have to His Excellency Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen Dalton GCB have it underlined to us at every opportunity, RAF (retd) OMETIMES, IT’S DIFFICULT to together with the suggestion that, if only Past Presidents: William R Firth know where to start. John Clemence QPM we had competent leaders all would be well This has been and still is a year Members of Council S and, as it is, we might as well give up hope. without precedent, one which must have Chairman – Joanna M. Cadman The media have a lot to answer for, too, Deputy Chairman – Nick Dutt changed all our lives for ever, so its rather Vice Chairman – Christopher Houghton regarding the drive to obliterate our history hard to write a report about the life of the Honorary Treasurer – Alastair Clement FFA FFTA over the last few months. There is not one Honorary Secretary – Michael Riley Society. I can say, with certainty, that we are country in the world who can be completely Chaplain to the Society – Revd. Roderick Leece still here, still standing up for our country, General Secretary – Elizabeth Lloyd proud of their past, but if we don’t learn from Website Manager – Christopher Houghton still ensuring that we have a voice, but it the mistakes of the past we cannot build a North of England Co-ordinator – Michael Riley is a lonely job for us all, when we have Youth Representative – Dennis Stinchcombe MBE better future. That much is obvious and is Membership affiliations – Lloyd James been deprived for months of the pleasure dealt with in more detail later in the Journal, Schools and Projects – Nick Hinchliffe of seeing old friends, or even family. Who City of London – Paul Herbage, MBE but we must remember throughout all this Young Professionals Network – Cdr James Nisbet could possibly have imagined, when we saw that we have a country and a people to be Young Professionals Network – Farah London in the New Year on 31 December last year proud of, which richly deserve to be loved Council member – Lt. Col. Leslie Clarke what kind of a new year it was going to be? Events Administrator – Shirley Hankers and protected. Administration Centre staff I certainly won’t be wishing people Happy There have been subtle joys to this year: General Secretary – Elizabeth Lloyd New Year in the old carefree way anymore, I have never appreciated a spring as much Membership Secretary – Jade King when it has been brought home to us so Charitable Trust Members as this, nor our delightful English sense of Chairman – Bob Smith forcibly how fragile human existence and humour, which always seems to be at its best Secretary – Shirley Hankers happiness is. when we have our backs to the walls. I have Treasurer and Trustee – Lloyd James One thing that is uppermost in my mind is Trustee – Nick Dutt valued the little things – a day of sunshine, Trustee – Dennis Stinchcombe how extraordinary human nature is, and how a phone call from an old friend, and now Trustee – Joanna Cadman very different we all are.