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All sites are accessible by clicking on their logos. To access the different units click on the logos above. |
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John Hatfield aka Hatty 17 years on from demob, selling poppies in 2003. I Joined the Corps in March of 1974 just after the miners strike and the winter of discontent, which brought down the Conservative Prime Minister of the time, the Rt.Hon Edward Heath. |
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The Royal Pioneer Corps Association |
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Contoller Mr Norman Brown
The Royal Pioneer Corps Association
c/o 23 Pioneer Regt
St David's Barracks
Graven Hill
Bicester
Oxon OX26 6HF |
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The RLC Museum was formed in 1993 after the amalgamation of the forming corps. Based in Deepcut, it was offically opened by HRH The Princess Anne in June 1995. |
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The National Memorial Arboretum field of remberance, set in the Staffordshire countryside, a place well worth a visit, but please allow a full day for walking round, quiet contemplation and remembering old comrades. |
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The Royal British Legion, founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex service community. It is a place where you can go and hopefully meet old comrades and on their website if you click on the link for lost trails you maybe able to trace old pals. |
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The Northern Ireland Veterans Association.
After years of neglect there is now an association for those service personnel of a forgotten conflict. I am of course refering to Northern Ireland. The association was formed in early January 2003 to bring to light the plight of those forgotten service men and women who gave their all for their country. |
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There is a nostalgia group on yahoo groups where old and new Pioneers can get together and meet old and new friends. This site is hosted by two ex Pioneers Alan (Sooty) Sutcliffe and Tony Tuplin. If you want to join then you must have an invitation from either of the hosts
Alan's email address is [email protected] and Tony's is [email protected], why not email them and ask for an invite |
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The Royal Pioneer
Nostalgia Group |
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Reunion 2006 |
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Reunion Picutres |
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These three badges represent what we were and what we've become, from the days of lowly labourers to highly trained combat soldiers. In the first badge you will see that we had the full laurel leaf, the only regiment or corps to hold such distinction in the British Army. In the second badge you will notice that we lost the full laurel leaf along with the crossed rifle, pick and trenching tool for the two crossed Pioneer Axes and the semi-circular laurel leaf. In the third badge you can see how the various badges of the forming corps have been combined to encompass our new role in the British Army. |
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