Tingley/Morley: At the Tingley Air Crash Memorial Site, alongside the A650 just off junction 28 of the M62, at 14.30hrs on Remembrance Sunday there will be a service in honour of the seven airmen who were killed when their Halifax Bomber crashed in the village on the November 14, 1944.

The 51 Sqdn RAF Waddington and 51 Sqdn Association will be represented. Call Walter Townend on 01132 562311.

  • Arctic Emblem: After a ten year campaign this award is now being issued. Don't forget, widows may apply. 126 RN & MN ships were lost between 1941 and 1945. Specially designed to be attached to the centre of the Atlantic Star they may also be worn as a lapel badge. Write to MoD. RN Medals Building 250. RAF Innsworth. Gloucester, GL3. 1EZ.
  • HMS Caledonia: S50 Entry ERAs and Shipwrights, Collingwood Division 1965-67, will hold a reunion at the Portsmouth Marrion Hotel on January 12-13. Contact Don Fawcett at fawcett.d@deutz.com or phone 02392 692964 or write to 15 Devon Road, Copnor, Portsmouth PO3 5ET.
  • Devonshire Regiment: Anyone who served in the 1st Battalion, 9, Platoon C Company in 1951-53 are asked to ring 01452 381257.
  • Medals: Michael Ratcliffe is looking for his grandad's medals stolen in a burglary. Inscribed 26179 Pte Ratcliffe King's Own Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 19-9-1918. Call 01736 759465 or at michael@ratcliffe2@btinternet.com.
  • RAF Locking: Were you with Class ASP 4, Radio School August, 1953 to March, 1954? Contact brianbilbie@yahoo.co.uk.
  • 24 squadron RAF: Your next reunion is on Saturday, October 6, at RAF Lyneham. Details from www.24sqdnassociation.royalairforce.net/reunion.

DIARY DATES

Today: West Yorkshire branch of the Royal Marines Association meet in the Dovesdale Club at 19.30hrs. British Korean Veterans meet in the Northbridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, at 20.00hrs. Parachute Regiment meet in Thornbury Barracks at 20.00hrs. Royal British Legion Central branch meet at 19.30hrs in Bursey House, Claremont.

Thursday: Burma Star Association Social in Lilycroft WMC at 1930hrs. Guiseley Branch RBL. meet in the Guide Hut, The Green Guiseley at 19.30hrs.

Monday, November 13: REME Association meet in Slackside working men's club, Wibsey, at 20.00hrs. WRAC Shipley Branch meet in Shipley Library at 14.00hrs. This will be their penultimate meeting the branch will cease to have meetings after December. Bradford WRAC will be in Claremont but busy helping with the Poppy count. D-Day & Normandy Veterans meet at 19.30hrs in Central Division Sports and Social Club in Clayton Lane.