Issue 40

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Issue 40           July 2014

 

Contents

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Seventy Years Ago – Diana Beamish

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An Aside – Diana Beamish

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Can you help?

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‘More tea, vicar?’: Frank Williams and the new ‘Dad’s Army’- Jenny Dixon and Diana Beamish

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From Our Postbag

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Births, Marriages and Deaths

8

Admiral Balchin’s Chaplain – Lord Lingfield

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Educating Miss Balchin – Anne Chapman

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HMS Victory (lost 1744) – Lord Lingfield

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Congratulations

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Cards from the First World War – Diana Beamish

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Balchins in the News

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Items for sale to members

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The Society Shopping bag

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The Society Tea-Towel

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Binders for your Newsletters

22

Back Numbers

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