The Chairman – Diana M.Wilson, retired Army Major formerly serving with the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps. After retirement, served for 6 years as Regimental Association Secretary with considerable involvement in the membership welfare. She was appointed as a Trustee in May 2002. Recently retired as Private Secretary to the Bishop of the Armed Forces. She was appointed as Chairman in February 2011.
Ian H. Stewart, C.M., former co- Director of Award Productions Ltd. He served on the original NVA 50th Anniversary Committee, and Award Productions Ltd raised more than £10,000 through the company for the Royal Albert Hall Concert in 1994.
He served in the Royal Navy and was appointed as a Trustee in October 1995.
Tony Gauvain, retired Colonel and former Commanding Officer of the Cheshire Regiment. On retirement he worked for 8 years in the computer industry and at the same time retrained as a psychotherapist. He is now a Fellow of the Human Givens Institute, a Trustee of Resolution, providing treatment for PTSD and runs a private counselling clinic. He was appointed Trustee in October 2005.
David Baines MBE, retired Brigadier and Vice-President of the Normandy Veterans Association. Landed on Gold Beach in Normandy June 1944 as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. Commanded 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery on operations in Aden 1965-67. Retired from the army in 1974, continuing in government service and then with BP International. Former Chairman of Finance Committee for Army & Navy Club, since final retirement has worked in OFWAT, St John Ambulance and the Church.
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David Homer is currently working for J.P.Morgan (formerly Chase Manhattan) as an Officer of the Bank. Previously he worked for National Westminster Bank and a family business. David's extensive interest in the D-Day Landings has taken him to many historical sites in Normandy, culminating in his attendance at the 65th anniversary commemoration service at the British Cemetery in Bayeux
Danny Cawdron is a History teacher at Newcastle under Lyme School where he has taught since 1994. He has been heavily involved in the School's fieldtrips to Flanders, Berlin and Krakow and has led trips to Berlin and Normandy. The trips to the D-Day landing sites resulted in the School developing close links with the 99th Newcastle-under-Lyme Branch of the NVA. He became an associate member of the Branch in 2001 and attended their visits to Normandy in 2002 and 2004. Students from the School have successfully entered the senior category of the SONT competition, held in conjunction with the Young Historian Network, on six occasions.
Kerry Bates is the granddaughter of Major John Howard, DSO, who commanded the assault on Pegasus Bridge that spearheaded D-Day. She maintains a strong relationship with the people of that area following in the family tradition. Kerry is a trained Legal Executive and lives in Dunster near Taunton.
The only non -Trustee officer of the Trust is;
Honorary Secretary/ Treasurer, Mary R. Stewart formerly Company Secretary and a co-Director of Award Productions Limited with her husband Ian. In 1986 the company set up the funding of the Normandy Veterans Welfare and Benevolent Fund and continues to support the Trust in its work in meeting its objectives.
Served on the original Normandy Veterans Association 50th Anniversary Committee.
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In May of 1994 The Spirit of Normandy Trust was founded by Major General Peter L.de C.Martin,CBE, and General Sir John Mogg, GCB, CBE, DSO*, DL. The Trust has two objectives: Benevolence and Education. Sir John Mogg was President of the Trust and General Martin was Chairman. At their invitation a body of Trustees was appointed to administer and carry out the business of the Charity. On the retirement of Sir John, General Martin continued as Chairman until ill health dictated that he took the honorary role of President in March 2005. The office of Chairman is now appointed from the body of Trustees. One of the Trustees, John Graham, was appointed as the new Chairman on this date. The Trust promoted a major “Spirit of Normandy” Pageant at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in June 1994.
