DATES FOR 2017:

Branch AGM & Reunion Fri 10 Feb 12.00pm

Branch Reunion Fri 24 March 7.00pm

Branch Dinner Night Sat 6 May 6.30pm

Korean Veterans Reunion Lunch Thu 27 Jul 12.00pm

Preceded by Church Service at Regt Chapel St

Sepulchre’s, Newgate Street at 11.00am

Vintage Lunch Thu  14 Sep 12.00pm (over 80s only)

Organised by City of London HQ RRF

Branch Reunion Fri 13 Oct 7.00pm

Branch Reunion Fri 8 Dec 7.00pm

All above are at HM Tower of London

Reunion Timings

After having a couple of reunions at the Tower in the afternoon rather than evening, it was decided at the recent AGM that members would prefer all reunions to be held at 7pm. This has now been approved, so all future reunions will be back at the usual 7pm time.

Entering HM Tower of London

The procedure for entering HM Tower of London has been changed during normal Tower opening hours (0900-1700 hours) only tourists will be allowed to enter by the normal West Gate entrance. All other visitors, including members of our Association, must use the middle drawbridge entrance. This will affect us in that members attending our daytime reunions (this year the Korean Veterans on Thursday 2 July and the Vintage Lunch on Thursday 14 September) must enter the Tower via the Middle Drawbridge. The new ruling should not affect our evening reunions (Saturday 6 May (the Dinner Night) Fridays 13 October and 8 December)

ANNUAL DINNER

6 MAY 2017

THE ROYAL FUSILIERS MEMORIAL CHAPEL COMMITTEE

invites attendance at

The Second Annual Memorial Lecture,

on Wednesday 10th May 2017 – 6.0pm for 6.30pm

in the Church of St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London EC1

(at the junction of Holborn Viaduct and Giltspur Street)

General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL

will speak on “The Law, Morality and Armed Conflict”

Richard Dannatt attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Durham University, being commissioned into The Green Howards in 1971.  In 1973 he was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving in Northern Ireland.  He commanded 1st Battalion The Green Howards in 1989-91 and thereafter went on to a succession of important command appointments:  4th Armoured Brigade, 1994-96 including deployment in Bosnia;  3rd Mechanised Division and command of British forces in Kosovo, 1999-2000;  Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, 2003-05;  Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces, 2005-06; culminating in his appointment as Chief of the General Staff (CGS) between 2006 and 2008.

 

He served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, 2001-02. In 2002 he gained his Army Flying “Wings” as a pilot, before becoming Colonel, Commandant of the Army Air Corps.  In 2003-05 he was closely involved with planning for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  After his retirement as CGS, he served as Constable of H. M. Tower of London between 2009 and 2016. In 2010 he was ennobled and sits as a Crossbench member in the House of Lords. He is a frequent commentator on radio and television on current affairs. He has numerous charitable interests, including as President of Help for Heroes.

 

This lecture is free of charge, but there will be a retiring collection for the chapel. Allowing time for questions, the lecture is likely to end at about 7.20pm, but further discussion may take place informally over a glass of wine afterwards.  Those wishing to attend are asked to send their names by e-mail to mjd451@gmail.com by Wednesday 3rd May.  Bids will be confirmed, but no hard-copy tickets will be issued.

 

Michael Dudding

Chairman, Royal Fusiliers Memorial Chapel Committee

8 February 2017