Ordinary Membership of the Association is open to those who have served in H.M. Forces, St. Johns Ambulance Brigade, Merchant Navy, and the Civil Service in the above areas during the Second World War, the Dutch East Indies Insurrection (Java/Sumatra, September 1945 - November 1946), the Malayan Emergency, the Brunei Insurrection, the Borneo/Indonesian Confrontation and at any time since.

Associate Membership of the Association is open to all who have served in H.M. Forces in areas other than as above and at any time, the spouses, widows, widowers, children and grandchildren of those who are, or would have, qualified for Ordinary Membership and all civilians who were held captive during the Japanese occupation of the above countries.

An Ordinary Member shall be entitled to propose for Honorary

Membership of the Association, any person not otherwise qualified to apply for Ordinary or Associate Membership in recognition of special services to the Association or whose election would advance the interests of the Association.

The above Membership qualifications are not exhaustive, all applications will be considered on their own merits. It is not the policy of the Association to be totally exclusive.

Associates subscription is £7.00, Which includes the newsletter subscription for the remainder of the year to next August.
Thereafter an Annual subscription of £7.00 is charged, again including a newsletter.

How to join Locally contact
Fred Burden (the Colchester & District Branch Secretary)

How to join from anywhere

Fred Burden ( Natioanl Membership Secretary)