Army Apprentices College
The Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training, education and common core skills, leadership and adventurous training, character development and trade training.[1]
Name changes
On 28 February 1924, a Boys' Technical School was opened by the War Office.[2] Five years later in 1929 it was renamed Army Technical School (Boys).[2] Several more such schools were opened in the 1930s. In 1947, they were renamed as Army Apprentices Schools.[2] The schools were finally renamed as the Army Apprentices Colleges in 1966,[2] though Arborfield's Army Apprentices College was known as Princess Marina College between 1981 and 1995.[3]
List of schools/colleges
The following locations are listed on the Army Apprentice National Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum[4] (dates are indicated where known):[5]
See also
- The Association of Harrogate Apprentices which is an "Old Boys' Association" for former members of the Army Apprentices School (eventually College) at Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
- Beachley Barracks
References
- ↑ "Army Apprentices College".
- 1 2 3 4 "Army Apprentices College, Chepstow - History".
- ↑ "AAS history". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "The Army Apprentice". Army Apprentice Memorial. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Apprentice history". Army Apprentice Memorial. Retrieved 16 September 2016.