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New Members
Daniel Beveridge, Rion Gallagher, Wayne Salt, Colin Putt, Joe Franklin, Fred Goodall, Russell Baron.
Important
- Office of President. I am delighted to announce that Maj Denis Dwane has accepted the position of President due to Bob Blankley going on an extended overseas holiday to visit family. This of course requires to be confirmed at the November AGM.
I must also acknowledge the offers of Lt Col Barry Dreyer who cannot do the task this year due to work commitments but would be available next year. Lt Col Chris Brown has also phoned me and offered his services. This is an indication of the strength of our Association in that these offers have been within a week of the Newsletter 125 going out.
- Reunion 2005 will be in Palmerston North weekend 18, 19, 20 November.
Gunners Day 2005
Following is a message that was sent out to all members who are on the internet.
One more important reform was to be brought about by the Duke of Marlborough before he died, and that was to complete the work begun nearly 200 years before by Henry VIII, namely the formation of a permanent regiment of artillery. The system of disbanding the train of artillery as soon as war was over was adhered to following the peace of Utrecht in 1713, and our home forces reduced to a minimum. Though this was no doubt economical it was also militarily unsound, but the inadvisability of such a measure was apparently not brought home to our leaders until the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 when it took so long to form a train that the rebellion was over before the train was ready. The necessity of retaining a permanent force of artillery was by now very apparent and on May 26 1716 two companies of artillery were created by Royal Warrant.
In the same year (1716) Marlborough died, and it is to him, perhaps, that the transition of the gunner from the person of "evil reputation" to one who could take his place with the bravest and most devoted, can be attributed. More companies were added and in 1722 the title "Royal Regiment of Artillery" was conferred.
On that note The President of the Royal New Zealand Artillery Old Comrades Association (Inc)
Major Denis Dwane MBE, the immediate Past President SMA Bob Blankley MBE MSM and I wish you all, fraternal greetings on this our 289th birthday.
Replies to this message were received from Brian Meyer, Conrad Flinkenberg, Ted Lile, Allan Solly (webmaster RA Assn).
That's all for now keep your tube clean and powder dry. Ubique. God Bless you all.
Graeme (Jack) Black
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