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Jenga

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Aldershot Silence
« on: August 08, 2014, 01:07:33 PM »
Brilliant. I wish i could be there to honour them myself.

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roytonmike

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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2014, 01:19:58 PM »
Quote from: Chris Senior on August 08, 2014, 01:07:33 PM
Brilliant. I wish i could be there to honour them myself.
100% agreed.
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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2014, 02:03:49 PM »
Nice touch... Served for 3 years in the town.
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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2014, 02:06:05 PM »
Quote from: Chris Senior on August 08, 2014, 01:07:33 PM
Brilliant. I wish i could be there to honour them myself.



You can Chris. Just take a minute to yourself at 3.00 pm tomorrow. You don't need to be there fella.
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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2014, 02:07:55 PM »
What is the silence for ?
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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2014, 02:35:20 PM »
Quote from: wayno on August 08, 2014, 02:07:55 PM
What is the silence for ?
Centenary of 23000 troops leaving Aldershot at the outbreak of the 1st world war (It was predominantly an army town then)
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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2014, 02:47:14 PM »
Aldershot has been a garrison town for generations. It use to  be home to the Para's but they moved out around the late 90s after a defence review.

Colchester and Catterick are now the larger garrison towns

Hence the football club holding the minute silence
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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2014, 02:58:08 PM »
Thanks lovely gesture
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george

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« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2014, 05:11:29 PM »
I was posted to Aldershot in January 1960 to start my national service. There for 3 months basic training next to the Para's barracks. De-mobbed January 1962
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Mr Woolf

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Re: Aldershot Silence
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2014, 06:02:21 PM »
Great to read this
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