INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear all, Welcome to this Bulletin – the 10th in a row, and with the Special Bulletins a lot of information about our men on the three cruisers. In this Bulletin you can read about many on the cruisers. Most of them I welcomed in Bulletin-9, but since then descendents…
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The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 9
INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear members, Welcome to this belated edition of our Bulletin – the first official issue after the Specials on the September Commemoration ceremonies. You may have wondered: ‘What happened to Henk? Has he forgotten about us, after sending a Seasons Greeting?’. No, I did not, but indeed, I took a…
Special Commemoration Bulletin
INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear members, Welcome to this Special Commemoration Bulletin about the September Commemoration ceremonies, which were held at Chatham (21st, 22nd), at sea off the Dutch coast (23rd), The Hague (24th), and Noordwijk (25th). Because of its size this Bulletin is divided into two parts. The afternoon meeting of 21 September…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 8
INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear members, Welcome to this August edition of our Bulletin – the last issue before the September Commemoration ceremonies, which will be held at Chatham (21st , 22nd) and The Hague (24th). The afternoon meeting scheduled for 21 September at Chatham’s St. George’s Centre is fully booked since the maximum…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 7
Dear Friends, First of all we’d like to welcome you all to this new Bulletin, the May-Bulletin. The next Bulletin issue is planned for July/August, shortly before the September Commemoration ceremonies that will take place in Chatham (22nd) and The Hague (24th) respectively. At present several Live Bait Squadron followers already signed up for tickets…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 6
INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear Friends, First of all we’d like to welcome you all to this new Bulletin. Owing to a number of circumstances this publication appears a little delayed, for which we apologize. As we’re sure you’ll appreciate there is quite a lot of work to be done in the build-up…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 5
INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear Friends, When I’m writing this, it is already October, and the month of September with the fatal date of the 22nd lies behind us. I am certain that a lot of you have been conscious about what happened 99 years ago on that day. Never to be forgotten. Since…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 4
INTRODUCTION, BY YOUR VIRTUAL CHAIRMAN Dear Friends, Here it is – our Society’s fourth Bulletin. Time is passing swiftly, so we better hurry to brief you all on the Society’s latest developments. Saying we mustn’t complain would be an understatement. At our first gathering in Chatham on September 22, 2012, about twenty relatives of the…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 3
April 2013, Bulletin 3 Introduction, by your virtual chairman Looking back on all the work done during 2012 I realize what a busy year it actually was. To mention only a few of the events we found ourselves engrossed in: the publication of the second enlarged edition of the Dutch version of my book as…
The Live Bait Squadron Society Bulletin 2
No. 2 January 2013 Introduction, by your virtual chairman Here it is, the second Bulletin of our Live Bait Squadron Society. The idea to set up a society was launched last September. And we’re happy to say that meanwhile over 250 people have subscribed as members. And every week new members are reporting to join…