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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

Letters to the Editor from Lance Jones, Private Ronald Lush,
Sergeant Henry George Rogers, Private
Around the Regions continued Allan Smith, Private Albert Edward
Stanton, Private George Vanstone, Private
Arthur Robert Williams, Private Richard
Dear Editor, Walter Baker. I have the plot numbers/
You may be interested to know ear- father’s unit (99th Light AA Regt RA). locations if needed.
lier this year I happened to go on a I also managed to find the graves of the The organiser, Frank De Planta (ex
Battlefield Tour to Cassino with Frank ACC soldiers who died there as well. Royal Anglian), is extremely knowledge-
De Planta (Ret) of Cassino Battlefields, Five in identified graves, the remainder able and has excellent delivery which
www.cassinobattlefields.co.uk/ where unidentified, but listed on a central panel: brought life to the Battlefield tour.
my father fought in 1944. It was truly Private Andrew Thomas, Private William By chance, my first posting was as
an epic battle. John Bond, Michael Joseph Buckley, Cassino Pl commander at the ACC
As part of the tour, we visited the Private John Henry Claridge, Private Apprentice College.
Cassino War Grave cemetery where I Alexander Gardner, Private James Hough, Regards
was able to track down the graves of my William David, John Hunt, Private Bruce Williamson

Where are they Now?

Dear Secretary,
In May 1973 myself and approx-
imately 20 other teenagers turned
up at St. Omer Barracks to join the
ACC as Apprentices at the College.
We were designated 3rd intake and
formed up in A Company. Our
Platoon Commander was Capt John
Melody and Platoon Sgt was Sgt
Cassino War Grave cemetery with central panel, right “Daddy” Plevin. As the eldest mem-
ber of the group it has fallen on me to
RLC Museum Shop – ACC Items prepare this message from us all.
In 2013 after a couple of years of
searching for ex members a few of us
The RLC Museum hold the timeline for completion is held a 40th anniversary reunion in
following ACC Items: late 2023 / early 2024. The Aldershot.
As 2023 will be 50th anniversary
• ACC Poly Ties – £15.00 good news is that they are of our joining up we are looking for
• ACC Silk Ties – £30.00 available via the RLC shop, following members who we would
• ACC Cufflinks – £20.00 if you turn up with a copy of like to try and contact and invite to
the Flaming Cauldron you will
• ACC Tie Pin – £15.00 get a 10% reduction on the attend with us:
John Dodds, Nigel Dickinson,
• ACC buttons – £5.00 above prices quoted. Steve Rush, “Bob” Hendy,
Unfortunately, the above items In addition to the above “Ned” Needham, Ron Stevens,
are not available on line as items, the ACC Association Ian Morrice and Peter Clegg
There maybe others but the old
yet as the Museum is renewing Association holds ACC Officers’ grey matter isn’t what it used to be.
their online website, the Club ties. Any contact should be via my email,
cookiemonster552@virginmedia.com
We would be very grateful if this
could be published in the next issue
of “The Flaming Cauldron”.
Yours sincerely, Kevin Dyer
The Mighty 3rd

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