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The 2016 IOBA Newsletter has been made available for all, six months after MEMBERS have received thier hard-copy.

It is a sad fact that since its closure in 1995 the Indefatigable as we know it is no more. However, you can help keep the memories and all that the school stood for alive by joining the Indefatigable Old Boys Association.

Membership stands at 251 (May 2017), a tiny percentage of the number of boys who benefited from her. So please get involved and join up.

To pay your membership subscription, please click on this LINK :

http://indeoba.c4242423.myzen.co.uk/?page_id=24

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Please find below the LINK in PDF. This is as close to the printed hard-copy sized down from 6.5Mb to ~1Mb.

IOBA 2016 Newsletter please click on this LINK to download : 2016 FINAL VERSION

 

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The late Spencer Bell (1958) former Chairman of the IOBA.

Wendy Bell: ‘I have been keeping a secret for a good number of weeks, from everyone. Family included, as I was asked not to share and keep things strictly confidential.

Today (17th June 2017) in the Queens Honours list. Spencer has been awarded The Queens Commendation for Bravery.

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Bill O’Leary 74/76

Newly promoted 08/01/2018: Major General WJ O’Leary QVRM TD DL VR.

IOBA Chairman’s Presentation:

Dear Andrew (IOBA Chairman),

Steve Humphries (IOBA Vice Chairman) on his return from the reunion weekend (10/June/2017) and passed to me the absolutely beautifully engraved lantern which you had commissioned for me.

I am overwhelmed by the generosity of the Association in doing this and thank you all most sincerely for this kind gesture.

It was a wonderful privilege being the Chairman for 10 years I know you will feel the same for at least the next decade!

I missed you all greatly this weekend, Anita will tell you I was like a lost soul recounting by the hour what you would be doing at each stage of the weekend.

I hear it was a great success, very well done to you all.

Again, a huge thank you for this wonderful presentation, it is greatly appreciated.

Yours ever
Bill

Major General WJ O’Leary QVRM TD DL VR

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Steve Humphries 75/76.

IOBA Secretary’s Presentation:

Steve Humphries (IOBA Vice Chairman & Archives Secretary) was presented the above ‘In appreciation of His outstanding Service as Secretary of the Indefatigable Old Boys Association’ for 17 years.

 

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IOBA Reunion 2017 Photos:

   

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Recreated for Brass Band by

BRUCE JACKSON (2011)

Research by

PAT KISSANE (Inde 1946/47)

Click on the start button below, turn the volume up and start singing along to the words!

Our thanks goes to Pat Kissane and ‘The Golden Rail Band of York’.

The Indefatigable Song;

(Sung to the Indefatigable March)

We are some of the Inde lads, sailors of Britain are we,

We man our merchant ships, and we man our navy’s ships,

We are respected upon the high seas.

As we go sailing from shore to shore, ports and hatches battened down,

When we hear our bosun call, hand on deck – one and all,

We are the Inde lads.

(Sung to ‘Anchors Away’)

We are the Inde lads, sailors are we,

We know or seamanship, and we man our nations ships.

We are respected on the high seas,

We proudly fly our ensigns as we sail across those seas.

(Sung to the Indefatigable March)

We are some of the Inde lads, sailors of Britain are we,

We man our merchant ships, and we man our navy’s ships,

We are the Inde lads.

© PK 03/2011

Indefatigable Old Boys Association (IOBA): Secretary & Archives
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