Issue 31

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Issue 31           January 2010

 

Contents

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The 2009 Gathering at Loseley Park – Diana Beamish

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British Army Prisoners of War Lists – Jenny Dixon

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James Balchin in The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment – Diana Beamish

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Balchins of Banstead, Surrey

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Seventy Years Ago … – Diana Beamish

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Lady Balchin’s Pension – Sir Robert Balchin

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Who was ‘Honest Balchin’? – Jenny Dixon

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From Our Postbag

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Sir Rogon de Balchen: An Update – Sir Robert Balchin

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Military Medals – Dr Nigel C Balchin

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The Balchin’s Victory Commemorative Medal 2009 – Sir Robert Balchin

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Births, Marriages and Deaths

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The 2010 Gathering, Woking, September 12th

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The Wreck of Balchin’s Victory Discovered – DVD

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The Society Tea-Towel

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The Society Shopping Bag

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Binders for your Newsletters

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Back Numbers

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Index to Issues 21 – 30, January 2005 – July 2009

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