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Welcome to the New IBB/IJLB Website
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
A warm welcome to the official website of the Infantry Boys Battalion & Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion Association . If you served in any of the following units then this Association is for you :
Infantry Boys Battalion – Tuxford/Harrogate/Plymouth.
Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion – Plymouth/Oswestry/Shorncliffe.
Junior Infantry Wing – Oswestry.
Junior Infantry Battalion – Shorncliffe.
The video is , as far as we are aware , the only film of a Passing Out Parade from the Oswestry era which exists and was shot by the late Tam Melvin of the Black Watch who was not only a Junior Leader in the early 1960s but returned as a PS Instructor in the early 1970s . The POP is the Summer of 1973 , you may well recognise some of the faces.
We trust that you will find our new website easy to use and to navigate around and look forward to hearing from you.
The Long Walk
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Hugh with the Welcome Committee
As most of you will be aware from the forum , Hugh Norton intended to walk to entire length of Hadrian’s Wall in aid of Help for Heroes . Fuelled with the good wishes of all who attended the Reunion ( and copious amounts of port ) , he set off on 5 June on his long trek . We also held a raffle at the Dinner which raised £650 for Hugh . He finished in good style and his magnificent effort raised over £3,000 for an extremely worthwhile charity . Well done Hugh !! Read More
Reunion 2011
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Three Bills , all KOSB .
Our reunions are held bi-annually , in 2007, our first one , we had 70 people sitting down to dinner , in 2009 the MDW we had 300 but that was a one off event . In 2011 we attracted 106 for the formal dinner which means an increase of over 50% . Read More