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Click here for the full programme for this year's Reunion and AGM, to be held in Palmerston North on the weekend 18-20 October.
Click here for the List of Attendees . . .
Colonel Civil, Colonel Commandant of the Medical Corps, will discuss The New Zealand effort in Gulf War 1, as part of the ANR winter series, at Arch Hill Regt HQ* this coming Friday, 28 June, at 1900 hrs. Be there at 1830 hrs for drinks.
Col Nick Gillard, currently Head of Strategy Management (Army) in Army General Staff has been appointed Commander 1 Brigade in Linton from December this year.
The President of the RNZRSA, Don McIvor, met with the Minister of Veterans' Affairs, Hon Michael Woodhouse, on 22 May to discuss progress on the rewrite of the War Pensions Act. The Minister made these points:
Barry Dreyer delivered a fine and fitting eulogy for Bill at his funeral. Read it here . . . Eulogy: Bill Giles 21 June 2013
The New Zealand Gunner is now online. Click here . . . Of great significance, read about the Reunion to be held in Palmerston North/Linton, in conjunction with 16 Field Regt, from Fri 18-Sun20 October 2013.
Vietnam Veteran’s Day is Sunday 18 August. This is the Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan at which our 161 Battery Gunners again proved their worth beyond doubt.
206315 William Frederick (Bill) GILES, BEM, RNZA, ex K Force, 1NZ Regiment 1957-59 Malaya, 161 Bty SVN, passed away peacefully at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, on Tuesday 18 June 2013.
From Barry Dreyer:
Bill’s funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at 1400, at Manukau Memorial Gardens, Puhunui Rd, South Auckland.
From Barry Dreyer:
I was able to visit Fred in Waikato Hospital yesterday. I stood at the end of his bed and said “get out of bed soldier” he looked around an