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It is with regret I advise that Laurie O'Connor has marched off to the Gunpark in the Sky. Laurie passed away peacefully at Ngaio Marsh Hospital, Christchurch, on Wednesday November 29 2017, aged 93.
Rest in Peace Laurie. Thank you for your service.
With the shut down last week of all Vodafone NZ email addresses, which affects all email addresses ending with the suffixes in the list below, the Royal NZ Artillery Association is concerned that we could potentially lose contact with some members who have been using those addresses, so this is a
All Gunners on St Barbara’s Day - Greetings - from Colonel Matt Beattie your Colonel Commandant and the Gunners of the Royal Regiments of Artillery, Australian Artillery and Canadian Artillery.
May you enjoy your Patron Saint Day together.
Wellington St Barbara's day event. Monday December 4 - Foxglove Bar on the waterfront - from 1700.
All Wellington Gunners are invited to the St Barbara's Day drinks at Foxglove Bar on the Waterfront (near the Days Bay Ferry) from 1700.
All Auckland based Gunners and wives, husbands, partners. St Barbara's Day. Patron Saint of Gunners. Monday Dec 4th.
We are having a casual get together and lunch to mark St Barbara's Day, on Monday 4th December at the Waihi Beach RSA “Gunners View” Restaurant for all BOP/Coromandel gunners and their wives, husbands, and partners.
It is with regret I advise that Norm Olsen has marched off to the Gunpark in the Sky. Norm passed away peacefully at Thames Hospital, on 22nd November, 2017, aged 92 years.
Rest in Peace Norm. Thank you for your service.
It is with regret I advise that Gary Cornish has marched off to the Gunpark in the Sky. Gary passed away on November 19, 2017, at home after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family.
Rest in Peace Gary. Thank you for your service.
The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele was marked on the 11th November 2017 by a 100 gun salute, fired at Fort de Seclin near Lille France with WW1 era Ordnance QF 18 pounders. One of the guns was manned by ex RNZA personnel, along with people from other artilleries.
It is with regret I advise that Dennis Schofield, former Director of Music of The Band of The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery marched off to the Gunpark in the Sky.
It is with regret I advise that Bruce Wynyard marched off to the Gunpark in the Sky. Bruce passed away on 14 November 2017, at Waikato Hospital, surrounded by family.
David Weston, Graeme Ready, Peter Miles and Nev Mersky have all attended the 9RAR reunion in Adelaide this week - 50 years since they were raised in Keswick barracks, Adelaide (November 1967) after 3 RAR sailed for South Vietnam - 9RAR replaced them in 1 ATF 1 year later. The four New Zealand at
It is with regret I advise that Gaidyn Flay marched off to the Gunpark in the Sky. Gaidyn passed away on 11th November 2017 at Rossendale, Hamilton, aged 82.
Rest in Peace Gaidyn. Thank you for your service.
Gunner Matt Gauldie's War Horse statue will be unveiled at the Armistice Day Commemorations in Hamilton this Saturday 11th Nov. Starts 1030 at Memorial Park. Unfortunately I cannot attend, but it would be good if the Waikato Gunners were out in force to support Matt.
11/4 Bty, 16 Fd Regt will be conducting a charter parade through Papakura next Saturday the 18th. We will be renewing the Charter once held by 11A Bty. The colour gun will be on parade, as will the RNZA Band. If you are in the area it will be an awesome day for all Gunners.