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Reserve Forces Day March (RFD)
RFD takes place annually on or near the first Sunday in July, Members
can obtain information on the
RFD website for
local activities.
The Sydney March will assemble at 1100 hrs on Sunday 6 July in College
Street, adjacent to St
Mary’s Cathedral. The RFD Committee has advised that the preferred
dress code is Blue Jacket with
medals and decorations, tie, grey or fawn trousers with beret. Woven
Association beret badges are available from the Merchandise Officer, 6
Apex Ave Picnic Point, Tel 02 9774 1473.
The (Sydney) post- march watering hole is the Sporters Bar, Menzies
Hotel
10th
Anniversary Year of the Association
2008 is the
10th
Anniversary Year of the Association. The
AGM
on 13 July 2008 will form part of another
Hunter Valley Locators
Weekend that will also comprise the 10th Anniversary dinner the
evening before, a Remembrance Ceremony and BBQ lunch. Further details
see the March 2008
Newsletter.
Attendance Form
Committee meetings
Committee meetings are held regularly at Paddington RSL
commencing at 1000 hrs and members are cordially invited to attend.
More details will be available in the next issue of the
Associations
Newsletter LOCREP.
Working Bees
The
Working
Bees
at
the RAA National Museum
are
normally
held on the last Sunday of each month.
All future
dates will be confirmed
in the
Associations
Newsletter.
Working Bees commence at 0900 hrs and conclude with an
Association-funded BBQ at 1400 hrs at
the North Fort Mess.
40th Anniversary of the Battle of Coral & Balmoral
The RAA
Association (NSW) Inc.
http://www.artillerynsw.asn.au/index.htm with the assistance from
two volunteer photographers Bob & Chris Cook, attended the major
activities for the
40th
Anniversary of the Battle of Coral & Balmoral
during the period 12-14th May in Canberra and have created
working versions of approx 4 hours of video (2.1Mb/sec - too high a
resolution to display on broadband - the samplers are at 512mb/sec)
that will be distributed on two double layer DVDs. The still images
will be contained on a single DATA DVD that can be used to print off
selected photos either on a computer or at a digital photographic
kiosk
In order to make the project viable
the Association requires 500 orders with payment of $25 per set of
three DVDs for delivery anywhere in Australia. Orders are required by
15 August 08. Legacy will be the nominated beneficiary of 75% of
profits from the project.
Details of the offer can be found at:
http://www.artillerynsw.asn.au/arty_322_102fdbty_40DVDset.htm
Army Combat
Badge
(ACB)
The
Army Combat
Badge
(ACB) is to be awarded to recognise any
member of the ARA or ARes on continuous Full-time Service who has
served for a specified period of time in warlike operations or
situations. In exceptional circumstances, service on operations in
other than warlike activities, such as peacekeeping, may also be
recognised. For more information visit the
publications page
of the Australian Army Website to view the PDF file for eligibility
and retrospectively of the
ACB.
Forward your application direct to the address provided in the PDF
document. For further assistance contact
Keith Ayliffe.
Australian
Defence Medal
(ADM)
The Government has announced
Australia will recognise the service of former Defence Force personnel
with this Australian Defence Medal
(ADM). The
ADM will recognise those volunteers who had completed their
initial enlistment period, or four years service, whichever is the
lesser. The
Association
provides here the
Application Form for the ADM,
or you can go direct to the
Defence website.
If you have already lodged an application and have received an
acknowledgment from the department, the Department asks
please do not
lodge another application form. You can contact the hotline number on
1800
111 321 to establish that your name is on their
database.
The
complete history of Australian Locating Artillery
The book
Tracks of the Dragon a History of Australian Locating Artillery
is now available and may be purchased directly
from
Keith
or
John.
Pavers. Memorial Walk
North Fort
Museum, the home of the National Artillery Museum invites
you to be part of their "Memorial Walk".
Our
Association’s
corporate-sized paver
is in place depicting the
Association’s
name and Logo and
we encourage members to get on board with pavers not only for
themselves but for family members as well. Complete
the attached form and forward to the
Association.
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