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Dear fellow gunners
Referring to my earlier email, I regret to advise that the RA Rugby match due to have been held on Tuesday 8 March at Trentham has been CANCELLED. So please disregard the details in the email sent with the Newsletter.
Dear Fellow Gunners
Please find attached the RNZA Association Newsletter for March 16. Thanks David Bahler for this very professional production. Click here to view it.
Ubique
(From Tony McLeod) I have recently been in correspondence with Mike Wicksteed who continues to be involved in very interesting activities;
From Tony McLeod
"Following a great victory against a Navy selection (47-7) last Saturday in Auckland, the Royal Artillery Rugby Team`s next match will be against a Commanders XV` at Linton on Thursday 3 March 16, kick-off at 1445hrs.
THOMAS, James Bevan (Jim) (reg no 815667 K Force gunner/driver). Passed peacefully on February 22, 2016 at Christchurch Hospital. Messages may be sent to the Thomas family, c/o PO Box 263, Kaiapoi 7644.
From Dominion Post 23 February 2016
Died 19 February 2016 aged 96. A private family service was held followed by cremation.
Messages to Summerset Village, Villa 66, 249 Te Mata Road, Havelock North 4130
If anyone wishes to attend the celebrations being held in the UK to commemorate the Tercentenary of the Royal Artillery please liaise directly with the RA Association using the following links;
The Royal Artillery Rugby Team Tour of NZ will kick off with a match against RNZ Navy, to be held at Ngataringa Grounds, Devonport, Auckland at 2.30pm on Sat 27 February 2016.
FROM Tony McLeod:
``Ubique 300, Queens Baton, `Sketchy Info`
We now have some outline information on the Queens Baton travel through New Zealand;
Last Post - 285601 L/Sgt John Robert (Jack) HARE, 58th Light AA Battery 2 NZEF at Masterton Hospital on Friday 12 February 2016 aged 95.
Sid passed away peacefully 6th June 2015 aged 73. Sid is laying in state at Te Piringatahi o te Maungaarongo Marae, Luckens Rd, West Harbour.
Good evening all. Tony McLeod, President RNZAA, has asked the following be published for your information. This email has just been received from Jacqui Couchman, Head of Veterans` Affairs, in response to some of the misinformation circulating on some of
Last Post 261006 Jack FOOTE, Pte, 5th Field Artillery, 2nd NZEF, NZA, WWII
Peacefully (surrounded by his loving family), on 2 February, 2016; aged 94 years.
170th Commemoration of the Battle at Ruapekapeka Pa Pictorial Reports and arms information pages, from John Osborne. Click to see articles