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The CCF in 1965
The following images are from a booklet I picked up a couple of days ago. The booklet is titled "The Combined Cadet Force - An information leaflet describing the opportunities open to those entering the teaching profession to serve as officers in school contingents of The Combined Cadet Force".
It lists the CCF Contingents in existence as at 1st August 1965. Many of these contingents (approximately 60) disappeared as part of the educational reforms in 1974 when many Grammar Schools became (shudder) "Comprehensive" Schools. PL |
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PL,
Thanks for posting. My School contingent is listed there (and is still there!) and I was in Merchant Taylor's School, Crosby CCF in 1965. The photo was taken during annual camp at RSME Chatham 27 July 1969 - exactly 50 years ago! Tim
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Tim
you can't beat a pair of 49 pattern BD trousers and a KF shirt on a warm day ! PL |
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Thanks for this info paul
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If you thought he looked warm in the photo, you should have seen him at the war and peace show on Thursday 😂😂
Bob |
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An interesting document. I was amused by the underlining on the list of the Emanuel School CCF in which I served from 1966. I may have served under the original owner of the pamphlet!
Jon |
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Huge thanks button.
I'm particularly interested in Royal Liberty and Royal Wanstead schools. This list confirms that they both were still in existence in 1965. Royal Wanstead was closed in 1971 so there's now a six year possible window for an end date, and I have no info for the former. Can anyone shed any further light on dates please, either start or end? |
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Tim,
and very smart you were too - esp for CCF. I don't think i could find any of my Dukies photos. Chris |
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Magdalen College School Guard of Honour for a visit by the Lord Mayor in 1964IMG_20200409_0001.jpg
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