Samui Ex Servicemen April 2012 Get Together

Thanks to everybody who made it to The Red Fox in Lamai in March where we enjoyed some of Alan's excellent food and a few beers. Thanks to Alan and his staff for making it another enjoyable evening.

The April 2012 get together will be at a new venue, Shakespeare's, located on the Ghost Road between Bang Rak and Chaweng about 1km up on the right hand side look out for the white sign. Plenty of off road parking is available.

Owned and operated by Joe formerly of the Cork and Cask it would be great to see you there this Tuesday the 3rd April from 4:30pm onwards.

Samui Ex Servicemen

Samui Ex Servicemen October 2010 Get Together

Thanks to Paul at The Full Moon Bungalows in Bang Rak for hosting the September gathering of the Samui Ex Servicemen. I hope all who were able to attend had a good time.

The Next time we meet will be on Tuesday the 5th October 4:30 pm onwards, at a NEW venue for us, The Sky Bar in Bang Rak (Opposite The Elephant and Castle).

Charlie will be our host and food will be served from 6:00 pm.

Looking forward to seeing everybody on Tuesday.

Samui Ex Servicemen

Samui Ex Servicemen August 2010 Get Together

The July 2010 gathering of the Samui Ex Servicemen was at the Samui Dojo where everybody who attended had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, drinking the fridge dry and eating some top quality tofu sausage hot dogs. Geoff, our host, sadly is no longer with us. Let us all hope he is looking down on us from the great Dojo in the sky. May he Rest In Peace.

The August 2010 Get Together will be at The Elephant and Castle in Bang Rak this coming Tuesday  the 3rd of August from 4:30 pm onwards this is also Mark's birthday.

Food will be served for us at about 5:30 pm however if you are are unable to get there until later there will be a finger food buffet in the evening.

Looking forward to seeing everybody again on Tuesday.

Samui Ex Servicemen

Samui Ex Servicemens May 2010 Get Together

Thanks to everybody who could make the last gathering at The Red Fox in Lamai and thanks to Alan for hosting the event a success as ever. As you will now notice it was decided to change from the last Tuesday in the month to the first Tuesday of the Month for all subsequent get togethers.

The next time we meet will be on the 4th May at The Elephant and Castle in Bangrak from 4:30 pm onwards.

Looking forward to seeing everybody there.

Samui Ex Servicemen

Samui Ex Servicemen November 2009 Get Together

Thanks to Geof at the Samui Dojo for hosting October's gathering, although not too many people could make it, a good time was had by all. Alan from Island Insurance Services came along and discussed Health Insurance options, an e-mail was sent to everybody regarding these options, if you need further infomation please feel free to e-mail Alan by clicking here

The Next time we get together will be the 24th November, 4:30 pm, at The Elephant and Castle in Bang Rak, this will be the last one of the year.

Thanks to all who could attend the first Samui Remebrance Service, the poppy appeal boxes are now been collected and thanks to all who donated.

Looking froward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Samui Ex Servicemen

Samui Ex Servicemen Get Together June 2009

A great turn out at the Red Fox in Lamai, thanks must go to Alan our host at the Red Fox for some delicious food and to every body who made the effort to go.

I hope every body had a good time and thank you Alan for the introduction of our new member Mr. Jameson, he had a lot to answer for the next day.

Our next get together is this coming Tuesday the 30th June, 4:30 pm kick off at the Full Moon Bungalows in Bang Rak, next to the Big Buddah pier. Hope to see plenty of people there to belatedly celebrate the Armed Forces Day.

Here is a link to a trip report of the British Legion (Thailand)'s visit to Malaysia: http://www.tropicalberts.com/malaysia.htm

See you all Tuesday.

Samui Ex-Servicemen

Samui Ex Servicemen At Full Moon Bungalows In August

A good time was had by all I hope at Full Moon Bungalows in Bangrak thanks to the hospitality of Paul and Big Joes food. Thanks to everybody who came along, again a good turnout.

The next time we all meet will be the 30th September at Le Chablis in Chaweng 4:30 pm as usual. If you are unsure where to find Le Chablis e-mail me at samuiexservicemen@gmail.com for directions.

If anyone is interested in obtaining a veterans lapel badge and is unsure how to apply for one when we meet in September bring along the following details:

National Insurance Number:
Date of Birth:
HM Forces Service or Unit:
Service No.:
Periods of Service if known:

I can then apply on your behalf and hopefully have them for you by the October meet up.

If you want a laugh click Here for some funny pictures, military style!

Look forward to seeing everybody on the 30th September.

Samui Ex-Servicemen

August Get Together of the Samui Ex-Servicemen

Tuesday the 26th August, 4:30 pm at The Full Moon Bungalows in Bang Rak will see the next get together of the Samui Ex-Servicemen. Following on from the excellent turnout at the last meet up lets all make an effort to support the Full Moon Bungalows in Bang Rak. If you need directions please contact me on samuiexservicemen@gmail.com

Walt Alert:

Members are advised that a 6’ Australian claiming to be 47 but looking much younger has surfaced on the Island claiming to have been seconded to the SAS (12 tours of iraq/stan!). He was immediately rumbled by several of our members & subsequently failed their Walt-Detector test(s). We’ll need to devise new lyrics for walting matilda in case he shows up at our next meeting.

UK Armed Forces Veterans Lapel Badge

For generations our Armed Forces have served their country across the world in many roles from war fighting, peacekeeping and reconstruction to home defence. In so doing, they have defended our country, our way of life and our cherished values. A large number of our veterans are young and active and now use the skills, the discipline and the leadership qualities they learned in the Armed Forces to benefit their civilian employers and the wider community. The Ministry of Defence Strategy for Veterans highlights that because of all this it is important to focus on supporting veterans of all ages, by celebrating, and raising public awareness of, their achievements and their contribution to society. To promote recognition of veterans by the wider British public the unique and unifying symbol of the HM Armed Forces Veterans Badge was introduced.

The UK Armed Forces Veterans’ Lapel Badge was launched in May 2004 by the Minister of Veterans, to raise the profile of veterans by assisting the wider public to recognise them. The first veterans badge was issued to Lord Healy, a veteran of the Battle for Monte Cassino, on 10 May 2004, which initiated the roll out of the badge to the Second World War veteran generation. Since then eligibility to apply for the badge has been extended in sequential phases to all veterans. This has now closed the gap between those who apply for their badge and those who receive it automatically on leaving the Services.

The badge is an enamelled, engraved, and pinned, lapel badge featuring the words “HM Armed Forces – Veteran”, which encompass the Tri-Service, Anchor, Crossed Swords and Eagle motif. Its symbolism is intended to unite all veterans in recognising the commonality of their service, to encourage a sense of unity and community between surviving veterans and to ignite public recognition of current veterans and their continuing contribution to society.

Eligibility

Criteria
All those who have served in HM Armed Forces.

Exceptions
Veterans who served in Armed Forces of other Countries and those who served alongside HM Armed Forces are not eligible (e. g. Canadian Navy or Royal Australian Air Force).

Posthumous requests
The badge is a survivors badge and therefore is not issued posthumously.
The only exceptions are War Widows and Widowers who are in receipt of a War Widows/Widowers Pension paid by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency. This is in recognition of the fact that their death was due to their military service.
DQ Graham to provide word around the term survivors

How to apply

You can apply by any of the following methods:
Click on one of the links below to access the application form.

Application Forms

• Acrobat Reader Version

Please ensure you complete the form as fully as possible.

You may post or fax your completed form to the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency.

Another option is to download the form, complete it electronically, save the form and return to the
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency by email.

If you wish, you may call the Freephone number to apply. Please ensure you have to hand all the details asked for on the application form.

Postal address:

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency,
Norcross
Thornton-Cleveleys,
Lancashire,
FY5 3WP

Fax:
01253 330561(UK Only)
+44 1253 330561 (Overseas)

Email: lapelbadge.team@spva.gsi.gov.uk

Freephone Helpline
Free: 0800 169 2277 (UK only)
Free: 0800 169 3458 (Minicom UK only)
+44 1253 866043 (Overseas)

Ref: http://www.veterans-uk.info/new_badge/badge.html

Samui Ex-Servicemen