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LST AND LANDING CRAFT ASSOCIATION (ROYAL NAVY) ~
1987 to 2011
It is very sad to
record the demise of the UK's LST and Landing Craft Association. For
nearly a quarter of a century they provided information and support
services to veterans of the Royal Navy who had the distinction of serving
their country on the landing craft and ships of Combined Operations. After
their final reunion at Hayling Island, Portsmouth, in September 2011 the
Association at national level will cease to exist.
At local level where there
are sufficient veteran members to justify such arrangements, branch meetings
will continue to be held and liaison with other areas will be sustained where
there is a need or demand. Such arrangements are likely to continue until the
end of 2012. During this period the Association's three monthly newsletter,
‘Kedge Hook’, which has been produced since the Association was founded by the
late W J ‘Bill’ Chalk back in 1987, will hopefully continue to be published.
Although the Association
itself will cease to exist, their Archivist/Historian, Tony Chapman, will remain
in place while the ‘Kedge Hook’ continues in publication, feeding enquiries he
receives to the 'editorial staff' of the newsletter as well as assisting
directly anyone who might approach him concerning landing craft and ships.
Tony Chapman's knowledge of landing craft and ships is, in
itself, extensive but he also enjoys the willing assistance of other
knowledgeable enthusiasts when particular enquiries prove problematic. He has
contributed numerous pages to this website which can be found amongst this list
of landing craft web pages...
but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Over about 7 years he has
enthusiastically provided definitive answers and advice to countless questions
about landing craft received in the mail bag of this Combined Operations
website. I'm delighted to know that his association with the website will
continue indefinitely and that his extensive knowledge will be available for
many years to come.
 Anyone
seeking information or advice on any aspect of landing craft and their
operations can contact Tony at the link opposite or through the website
Contact Us page.
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