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L(Néry Battery) & N Battery(The Eagle Troop)
Members Association(OCA) Although the two battery ciphers have reverted to the original ones used before the amalgamation the cipher shown below is well suited for our purpose and reflects the OCA
Secretary - George Foster 01642 644645 - 07951 241870(Mob)
The Old Comrades Association of L (Néry) Battery was formed in 1990 by Tom Jackson and for the past few years has embraced N Battery (The Eagle Troop). This union imitates the recent status of the serving battery in 1st Regiment RHA and also reflects the association the two batteries have experienced throughout their history's. We are an informal association with the main aim of holding an annual reunion every August bank holiday weekend in Barnard Castle. At our reunions we attract between sixty and eighty in number including wives, girlfriends and partners. In August 2010 we will be holding our twentyfirst reunion.
The strong bond between the former members of the two batteries is helped by Graham "Moose" Moore, ex Eagles, who has been coming to the reunions for a good number of years.
I joined L (Néry) Battery in 1962 and remained with them until 1976 when I moved to 49 Fd Regiment and in 1982 to 45 Fd Regiment. I have run the OCA since 1994/5 with the help of Robbie Ross and Andy Munn.
We also keep in touch with the serving battery through corespondence and visits to their base in Tidworth, although the last few visits had been to see the demise of the battery from a gun battery to a Tac Group.
It is hoped that a number of Old Comrades will join the serving battery when they visit the village of Néry in 2010. Details are to be finalised but it will only be a short trip and involve a church service and a form of get together with the locals of the village.
Use the zoom + to locate Birch Road Barnard Castle The 20th reunion went down really well and in addition to a good many new faces we welcomed Barnard Castle Town Mayor and the Mayoress Councillor John Yarker and Mrs Marie Yarker. Some of the new faces included Fred Beattie and wife Ruth, Jock Plunkett and his wife, George Tate and his wife, Bernie Cowen and Liz, Paul Atkinson, Ivan Doherty, Eric Walker, John McEvoy and his good lady. The new faces give the event the real meaning the name "reunion" and they helped towards a special night enjoyed by all. The dates for next years reunion will be friday and saturday 27th and 28th August 2010, the bank holiday weekend.
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If you want to contact me with ideas for the site or any OCA business my telephone number is : 07951241870
Many thanks, George Foster
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