National Service Veterans Association |
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
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REUNION SERVICE
and PARADE 2008
Sunday
June 29 assemble 1330hrs
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 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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