Royal Anglian Regiment

Membership

The following are qualified to be members of the Association:

All who have served or are serving in The Regiment (both Regular and Reserve).
Those who have served in Former Regiments.
Widows and dependants of past members of The Regiment and of the Former Regiments, are eligible for membership as ‘Honorary Members’.
The Executive Committee is empowered to invite other suitable persons to become ‘Honorary Members’.

Regimental Secretary Area 1:

Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex

Captain Pete Hudson

Regimental Secretary Area 2:

Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire

Major Tim Brown

County Information

The Royal Anglian Regiment is the East of England’s premier Infantry Regiment.

We have two Regular battalions and a Reserve battalion based in the East of England.

The 1st Battalion is based in Woolwich, South East London. Whilst the 2nd Battalion is based at Cottesmore, Rutland. The 3rd Battalion has a location in an Army Reserve Centre in close proximity to each of the 10 counties.

All three Battalions retain very strong links to the counties that they represent.

Use the interactive map to find out more information about the Royal Anglian Regiment’s responsibilities in each area.

Lincolnshire Leicestershire Rut Northants Cambs Beds Norfolk Suffolk Herts Essex

Dereham Branch
Chairman: Dave Whitehead: tel: 07934-430145 yted@hotmail.co.uk

King’s Lynn Branch
Chairman: tbc

Gorleston & Great Yarmouth Branch
Chairman: Stan King

Regimental Chapel – Chapel of the Saint Saviour, Norwich Cathedral , The Close, Norwich, NR1 4DH
Chapter Office: 01603-218300

Regimental Museum – Norwich City Museum, Castle Meadow, Castle Hill, Norwich, NR1 3JU
Curator: Mrs Kate Thaxton tel: 01603-493650 kate.thaxton@norfolk.gov.uk

Dereham Branch
Chairman: Dave Whitehead: tel: 07934-430145 yted@hotmail.co.uk

King’s Lynn Branch
Chairman: tbc

Gorleston & Great Yarmouth Branch
Chairman: Stan King

Regimental Chapel – Chapel of the Saint Saviour, Norwich Cathedral , The Close, Norwich, NR1 4DH
Chapter Office: 01603-218300

Regimental Museum – Norwich City Museum, Castle Meadow, Castle Hill, Norwich, NR1 3JU
Curator: Mrs Kate Thaxton tel: 01603-493650 kate.thaxton@norfolk.gov.uk

County Colonel: Lt Col M H Wenham
Chairman: Brigadier AJK Calder OBE DL tonycalder@talktalk.net
Treasurer: Lt Col Peter Dixon OBE dixonpeter@live.co.uk

Bury St Edmunds and District Branch

Chairman: Ian Robinson, Levertech Aviation Services Ltd.
B107 Enterprise House, Bassingbourn Road, Stansted Airport, Essex CM24 1QW

Tel: 07811 384711
Email: Ian.robinson@levertech.com

Ipswich and District

Chairman: Alan Coyne: Bumble Bee Hive, 15 Redwing Close, Ipswich IP2 0RQ

Tel: 01473 743200
Email: alancoyne643@hotmail.co.uk

Stowmarket Branch

Chairman: Mr D King, 110 Bury Street, Stowmarket, IP14 1HT

Tel: 01449 675318

Regimental Chapel – St Mary’s Church, Honey Hill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RT
Parish Office: tel 01284-754680 Parish email: office@wearechurch.net

Felixstowe Branch

Chairman: Barry Grunnell: 49 Exeter Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7SJ barrygrunnell@sky.com
Secretary: Mrs Helen Grunnell : tel: 01394-270146

Lowestoft Branch

Chairman: Godfrey Wood: 28 Summerfield Gardens, Lowestoft, NR33 9BS
Secretary: Mrs R Coote, 76 Tedder Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4DD rosie.c76@btinternet.com

Beccles Branch

Chairman: M E Read: 143 The Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7LJ
Secretary: A Beckett: 11 Woods Loke West, Oulton Broad, Suffolk, NR32 3DN

Museum – Suffolk Regimental Museum – The Keep, Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3RN
Open every Wednesday and first Sunday of the month: 09.30-15.30

County Colonel: Colonel Charles Thomas TD DL

Chairman: Colonel Thomas

thomas056@charles4456.plus.com
Mobile: 07891 836325
Home: 01376 514919

Colchester Branch

Chairman: Major Chris Wright chriswright70@hotmail.co.uk

Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Brian Davenport brian.davenport587@gmail.com

Chelmsford Branch

Chairman: Eddie Yorston edwardyorston@hotmail.com

Secretary: Mick Chapman: 13, Lynbrook Close, Rainham, Essex RM13 8DD
secretary@essexanglians.co.uk
01708 520948 / 07717 000407

Museum – Essex Regiment Museum

Essex Regiment Museum, Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQ
01245-605700

Regimental Chapel – The Regimental Chapel of The Royal Anglian Regiment and The Essex Regiment, Eagle Way, Warley, Essex CM13 3BN

Monthly Services are routinely held on the first Sunday of each month starting at 1100hrs. Visits to the Chapel to view the Regimental artefacts and memorials can be arranged via RHQ The Royal Anglian Regiment.
INFHQ-QUEENS-RANG-ChfClk@mod.uk

County Colonel: Lt Col David Denson TD tel: 01733-208081
78 Eastrea Road, Whittlesey PE7 1XA

President: Lt Col Tony Slater OBE
Secretary: Lt Col Colin Elsden DL c.elsden357@btinternet.com

Whittlesey & District Branch

President: Derek Stebbing
Chairman: Bob Wicks
Secretary: Col David Denson TD tel: 01733-208081
78 Eastrea Road, Whittlesey PE7 1XA

Cambridge Branch

Chairman: Martin Boswell. mboswell@talktalk.net
Secretary: Colpnel Roger Herriot OBE DL.
Truro House, 32 Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambs CB4 9NU Tel: 01223 504912. roger.herriot@gmail.com

Peterborough Branch

President: Colonel Peter Horrell TD,DL
Chairman: Terry Edge

Tel: 07895483904
tedge46@outlook.com

Cambridgeshire Regiment Museum

Land Warfare Centre, IWM Duxford, Duxford, Cambs,

Regimental Chapel

The Regimental Chapel of The Cambridgeshire Regiment, Chapel of St George, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4DL