n cherry Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 Hopefully this will be of interest......at the head of the veterans parade in Ypres last Tuesday was Bert from the Essex PRA with the standard of the Braintree branch of the OCA.......if there is sufficent interest I will put up how he got hold of the standard..... Two images below..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 You can't tease us like that!!! Here's one who would like to hear the story, please. (with more than a passing interest.....Mother born in Sible Hedingham...brought up in Stisted.....and my Grandmother lived in High Garrett) Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n cherry Posted 16 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2008 Bruce, Need to go out in the next few mniutes but will post the story......are we aware of any other standards from the OCA still around i.e. not under glass or in museums...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 I have only ever seen examples under glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 As you might know I started a thread to get them out for 2014, not all agreed, but I didn't think they would. Very nice to see. Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n cherry Posted 16 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2008 The standard was 'found' by a vicar in a church in Essex (not on show) and he was gonig to throw it away when he recalled Bert who carries the standard for the Essex PRA and gave him a call....Bert was delighted to take it 'off his hands' and save this small piece of history and perhaps even more importantly was prepared take it to Ypres and show it..... Gareth, Is there a list of those which are known to be still be around???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 Well done , Bert. Great to see it get a "run out". Regards Ian (Grandson of an OC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadier Posted 16 November , 2008 Share Posted 16 November , 2008 The standard of the Portsmouth branch is hung in the Garrison church, old portsmouth. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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