Who we are and what we do
Just a small group of former infantry junior soldiers now in various walks of life - who share the small amount of work required to keep this website up to date and interesting.
 We're an on-line community now - and we form a network like so many other modern day internet communities, spread across the world in occupations and situations of great diversity. It's our common beginning as boy soldiers and our great diversity in the present day that makes for an interesting story and a constantly changing archive. This archive in the form of an open forum, photo albums and this newsletter page, is what www.IJLB.com sets out to become - simply an archive updated by its contributors and members for the enjoyment of all.
There's no standard way of approaching this because its never been done before. We have no Regimental HQ, no staff and no money. Technology is the key, it's new and it's ever changing, so to get the best out of it - we have to use it and change with it to suit the situation at the time.
 www.ijlb.co.uk
The founder members here at www.ijlb.com were among those who helped get www.ijlb.co.uk off the ground in 2006 but concluded very quickly that it was going in the wrong direction. Here, no one person in office, a committee or a forum moderator has control or can dictate the vision or the structure because there are none - we're here to entertain ourselves and that's about it.
 Register - To get to this page you have been given the passwords. You may have registered or you may have been given the passwords by another former junior soldier. Either way, you're welcome - but it's best to register if you haven't already because the passwords will change from time to time and we'll let you know if we have your contact details.
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What's On - Latest: 2nd April 2008
Plans for a memorial at Oswestry are reported to be well on the way and the date for the Dedication Weekend has been set for June 6th & 7th 2009. In all cases the IBB-IJLB Association require that you inform them of your intention to attend - and that you book and pay in full, at least one month prior to the event.
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Written and compiled by Ken Wharton - a regular contributor to our Open Forum.... this is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland told from the perspective of the British soldiers who served there between 1969 and 1998. In the shops on April 12th - you can chat with Ken in our forum...
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| Hot Forum Topics |
| J/RSM and beyond. Graham Fowler kicks off a thread that reveals some interesting facts. |
| Park Hall Camp - This is a thread that kicks off with a Googlemaps image posted by Eddy Wilson |
| Cumbria - This thread has little to do with it's title as it wanders all over the place, but it's a good laugh. |
| Medals & Royals - Opposing opinion, almost comes to handbags at dawn in this thread. |
| WO1 RSM Dusty Smith - A trip down memory lane recalling the influence of this great man. |
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Roy Thomasson arrived at IJLB Oswestry in 1963. Some 23 years later he handed in his kit to take on a completely different kind of challenge, one which took a further 5 years to complete. These paintings are the conclusion to those 5 years spent moving towards a BA Hons in Fine Art (Painting) at Coventry School of Art - but they clearly depict the eventful and human journey he took as a soldier, having spent 15 of his 23 years in uniform serving with 22 SAS.
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Reproduced from an original painting by Roy Thomasson, this limited edition print is offered for sale to all former Junior soldiers who served at Shorncliffe, Oswestry & Plymouth. All proceeds are donated to The Armed Forces Memorial Fund.
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By far the best way to reach our membership quickly, this newsletter format is intended to give you a snapshot of what's going on in the little corner of the internet we occupy today.
As time passes, more topics and themes will be added, so keep coming back. All former Infantry Junior Soldiers & Junior Leaders are welcome - as are their proposed and seconded guests from all walks of life.
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