AMENDMENT TO MINUTES OF 2005 AGM

Item 2 Membership Report

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The following casualties occurred (or were notified) from the time of the 2004 AGM until today (5 October 2005). The Blythe Sappers were sorry to hear of the death of the following members:

Sapper R Anderson (elected 1978)

Sapper J R Hill (elected 1993)

Sapper G C H Osborne DL (elected 1977 and Chairman 1993)

Sapper J D Walker OBE (elected 1974 and Chairman 1990)

Sapper R Wheatley CBE (elected 1997)

Sapper W H T Spaight (elected 1993) resigned.

Total casualties = 6.

The following were elected to membership of the Blythe Sappers from October 2004 until June 2005 inclusive:

Lt Col M R Bassett, BEM

Maj (Rtd) S J Beck

Col A P Cross BSc(Eng), MSc

Lt Col (Rtd) P L Dell, MBE, MA, FICE

J A Deyes, ARICS, Dip TP, MRTPI

Col T P Grimshaw, CBE

Lt Col (Rtd) P C Hornby

Maj E H Keeley, ARCM

Brig M F N Mans

Brig A C Mantell, OBE, MA

Col P C Marsh BSc(Eng), MICE

Maj K D Parfitt

Maj (Rtd) D Purvis

Lt Col M D Reynolds

Capt E Robinson, MBE

Col J M Ruddy

Capt I J Saunders

Lt Col (Rtd) P Scoble

Col J W Shanahan, OBE

Brig M J F Stephens, MA, MICE,

Lt Col (Rtd) A S Tuggey

Lt Col C Q Waddell, TD

Lt Col (Rtd) C K Walker, OBE

Sir Harold Walker, KCMG

Lt Col B A Watts

Col H Webber

Lt Col J R White, MBE

Total new members 27, as above, less 3 of whom were elected October 2004, plus 7 elected today = 31

Net Increase on Year 31 – 6 casualties = 25

Membership reported to AGM on 6^th October 2004 was 274 + 2 Honorary

Membership at 5^th October 2005 is therefore 299 + 2 Honorary.