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May Newsletter CWPB Association 2017
From: Robert Kitching [mailto:cwpb2017@gmail.com] Sent: 05 May 2016 04:54 PM To: Tony Nicholas Subject: Re: REUNION 2017 – VICTORIA, BC. CANADA May Newsletter CWPB Association 2017 letterhead Hi Tony. Please find a brief newsletter for the 2017 CWPB reunion in Victoria BC. We have a nucleus necessary to make the reunion a success but would … Read more
GORDON KEITH BENNETT 1452 – 1946/47
From: RICHARD BENNETT [mailto:chessic@absamail.co.za] Sent: Monday, 6 July 2015 11:20 AM To: webmaster@generalbotha.co.za Subject: DEMISE OF GORDON KEITH BENNETT Good day to you. This is to inform you, for the purposes of updating your schedule of cadets, that my father, Gordon Keith Bennett expired on 4 June 2015. Kind Regards Richard Bennett Cell: 0823789262 / … Read more
JOSEPH SIEGFIELD BROWNLESS 1090 – 1940/41
From: Gary Brownless [mailto:dundee@cytanet.com.cy] Sent: 16 June 2015 10:23 PM To: cptchairman@generalbotha.co.za Cc: dhenwood@iafrica.com Subject: Joe Brownless Morning Sad to announce the passing of my dad, Joe Brownless yesterday morning, 15 June. He passed peacefully in his room at the Green Pastures old age home. He was 89Y of age. We are planning a memorial … Read more
S.A. Naval Museum, Simon’s Town,
Our S.A.T.S. General Botha exhibit in the S.A. Naval Museum, Simon’s Town, is finally open to the public. The temporary [albeit lengthy] closure as a result of other work being done in the museum has finally been completed and thus allowing public access to our exhibit in the same wing of the museum. During the … Read more
The Reunion
A group of Bothy Old Boys, all aged 40, discussed where they should meet for a reunion lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at Wetherspoons in Uxbridge because the waitresses had big breasts and wore mini-skirts. Ten years later, at age 50, the friends once again discussed where they should meet for … Read more
1971 Hit Video
The video below was released in 2011 to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1971 intake at Bothy. Copies of the DVD were given to each of the 1971 cadets, but unfortunately, due to financial constraints, we could not make the video available to a wider audience. However, through advances in technology and internet hosting, … Read more
MGB 81
An interesting picture of restored MGB 81 sent to us by the skipper, Richard Hellyer (#2002, 1956-1958) Click here for the full story…..
Website Registration
I have disabled the “Registration” button in the Login panel due to the large volume of spam I have been getting. You will find a new registration form on the website which will allow me to control user registration more easily. Please remember that anybody can register which will allow you to login and post … Read more