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Palmerston North

The 105mm Howitzer standing outside the Palmerston North RSA in Main Street was dedicated on April 16 1998. It saw service in Vietnam with 161 Battery RNZA.

Dedication ceremony (R to L) Patron Les Robért, Col Sel Heaton, LtCol Rob Hitchings, President Alan Rutherfurd, BSM WO Maurice Savage, Sgt (Armourer) from Linton Workshop, RSM WO Gary Shaw, Vice Pres Eric Brew, Alec Baker, Sec/Mgr Dave Cantell, O Poppleton, Pres Womens Section Leith Rowe.

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