National Service Veterans Association

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National Service Veterans Association

Birmingham United Services Club    Gough Street    Birmingham    West Midlands    B1 1HN   

Web Site
http://www.nationalserviceveteransassociation.co.uk/

Did you serve in the forces between 1939 and 1964?
United Kingdom, Germany, Korea, Palestine, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, East Africa, North Africa, Aden, Canal Zone, Suez, Cyprus
or did you serve as a Bevin Boy? See Bevan Boys


2008  will be the 6th memorial service on National Service Day

REUNION SERVICE and PARADE 2008

            Sunday June 29   assemble 1330hrs


Veterans Day 27 June 2006 2008

Blackpool to Host National Veterans Day

Blackpool has been chosen to host the 2008 National Veterans Day event. The announcement was made by Derek Twigg MP, Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans who said “I am pleased to announce that, alongside a huge range of events in other towns and cities across the UK, the town that will hold the main National Veterans Day event in 2008 is Blackpool”


Come and have a chat with us and find someone you may have served with.
WE MEET AT:
Birmingham United Services Club
Gough Street
Birmingham
(City Centre)
ON: 1st Wednesday of every Month

TIME: 7.30PM

Other useful contacts you might need:

Gerald Rose
Chairman / Secretary
14 Boldmere Drive
Sutton Coldfield B73 5ES

If you wish to learn more about the NSVA please write to Gerald or phone 0121 373 4668

Brief History

  • Our organisation was founded in the 1990s by ex-national serviceman Bob Parker who served in the Canal -Zone- Egypt in the early 1950s. It was set up to cover Birmingham and the midlands area. Later in 2000 as our membership expanded across the UK and abroad we became the National Service Veterans Association..
     
  • In 2001,the Association commissioned and had dedicated a Parade Standard this is carried on important events throughout the year.
  • In 2003 a memorial to fallen National servicemen was commissioned and dedicated.  It now stands in its own landscaped plot at the National Aboretum in Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
  • In 2007, a memorial plaque commissioned and sited at the Peace Gardens, Bath Row, Birmingham. 
  • The last Sunday in June is officially recognised as National Service Day and, each year, on this day a commemorative service is held at the Aboretum.

The standard bearers of the following associations: Market Garden Veterans, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Artillery, Malaya & Borneo Veterans, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment., have attended past meetings.  The committee wishes to thank the thousands that supported the event in 2003,  2004, 2005, 2006.  

PATRON    Field Marshal the Lord Vincent     GCB. KCB. DSO

PRESIDENT       Major General (ret)  B M Bowen    CB

Chaplain            Rev. Cannon. Roger.D. Scott. CJ. PHD. DD.

HQ and Birmingham branch meetings are held at the Birmingham United Services Club. Membership outside of the Birmingham area and across the UK are kept in contact by quarterly newsletter. Birmingham branch members as well as having an active social side attend the following important events.

St Georges Day Service at St Pauls  Birmingham

Memorial Service and Parade     National Memorial Aboretum   Staffordshire

Memorial Plaque Service          Peace Gardens   Birmingham

Remembrance Day parade        Birmingham

Festival of Remembrance          Town Hall    Birmingham

Plus other invited events. since the commissioning of our parade standard it has to date been carried on aprox 100 official engagements.

HQ and Birmingham Branch Meetings 1st Wed in month 7-30  BUSC, Gough St, Birmingham.

National Service Veterans Association are members of the Birmingham Ex-Service Federation

 

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