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RSA REVIEW • SUMMER 2016
What’s On REGULAR MEETINGS AUCKLAND CMT/NS ASSOCIATION INC Meets monthly on third Tuesday, 1100 hours, New Lynn RSA. New members welcome for friendship and camaraderie, fun and laughter, perhaps light lunch. Guest speakers, outings, bus trips. Anzac Day parades; unit parades at Auckland Naval Base HMNZS Philomel for Armistice Day memorial service to pay tribute and lay a wreath. Contact: Mark Sinclair, president – 09 534 8138; Brian Caltaux, secretary– 09 4209794. CMT/NS ASSOCIATION CHRISTCHURCH INC Anyone who did Compulsory Military Training or National Service welcome. Meets monthly, Papanui RSA. Variety of activities, Contact: Colin Rae – 28 Cranbrook Ave, Christchurch 8053; 03 3583099; colandglen@hotmail.co.nz. ITALY STAR ASSOCIATION (CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH) Meetings - 25 Feb, 29 Apr, 30 Sep, 26 Nov (Christmas luncheon), 2pm Papanui RSA, 55 Bellvue Ave, Christchurch. New members (veterans, family members, historians). Lots of fun, talks by veterans,historians and people who have been to reunions in Italy, military displays, DVD shows. Contact: Peter Scott – 27 Kenwyn Ave, St Albans, Christchurch 8052; 03 3556732; peter.judy@actrix.co.nz. ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL ASSOCIATION, PAPANUI CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH Meets first Tuesday of month, 5.30pm, Papanui RSA. Regular social events. All who served in RNZN or Commonwealth navies, and partners welcome.. Contact: Gavin James, president, 9811538; Dennis Moffat, secretary/treasurer 3236317. SOUTHLAND CMT GROUP Ex-CMT and National Servicemen welcome. Meets monthly, third Thursday. Gore RSA or nominated venue. Usually lunch, on-site visit, or speaker. Contact: John Turner – 03 20084, ardlussa@farmside.co.nz.
REUNIONS/EVENTS/MEETINGS FEBRUARY 2017 SAPPERS ASSOCIATION NORTHERN BRANCH 5pm, 11 Feb, Taupo RSA. Get-together for all engineers in area, Whakatane RSA. Contact: Vail ‘Hub’ Hubner – 027 4978651. SAPPERS ASSOCIATION 5pm, 25 Feb, Taupo RSA. Decade 1985-1994 ‘do’, 5pm, 7 Dec, Taupo RSA. For all army engineers who joined up between 1985 and 1994. Sappers from outside this era welcome. Contact: Vail ‘Hub’ Hubner – 027 4978651. TERRITORIAL FORCE VOLUNTEERS 6OTH100TH INTAKE WHO WERE IN ROYAL NEW NZ ENGINEERS Sappers Association invites you to Decade 1985-94 ‘do’,. 5pm, 25 Feb, Taupo RSA. Contact: Vail ‘Hub’ Hubner – 027 4978651.
MARCH
NATIONAL RSA BOWLS TOURANMENT 13 Mar, hosted bt Matamata Memorial RSA. 41 SQUADRON RNZAF REUNION 17-19 Mar, Tauranga. Reunion commemorating 40 years since withdrawal and disbanding 1977-2017. All personnel who served with the squadron invited. Registration forms will be enclosed for 41Sqn Association members with September Prop Wash. Forms for non-members available from October 1, 2016: Association secretary – alanchung42@gmail.com. HMNZS OTAGO ASSOCIATION REUNION 17-19 Mar, Petone WMC All association members, present and past serving (all ships) members of Royal New Zealand Navy, and partners invited. Contact: www.hmnzsotago.org. Full programme
in Otago Association newsletter Claymore and on website. VICTOR 3 COY VIETNAM 1967-68 50-year reunion 17-19 Mar, Clubs of Marlborough, Blenheim. Fifty years since company landed in Vietnam. All who served with Victor 3 Coy and their dependants encouraged to attend. Contact: John Capill – johncapill@xtra.co.nz; http://premierstrategics. con/victor3/V3reunion2017.html. No 17 (CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH) SQUADRON AIR TRAINING 75th anniversary 24-25 Mar, old Wigram Air Force Base and Air Force Museum, Christchurch. Friday evening – meet and greet; Saturday – lunch and combined wing parade, dine and dance in evening. Total cost: $100 per person. Register your interest – www.17squadronatc.com/?=reunion; ww.facebook..com/events/1744533662434248.
MAY
NELSON BAYS TF.CMT.NS Reunion 12-14 May. Contact: Lindsay J.Jukes – 20 Hebberd Place, Richmond, Nelson 7020; ljukes@vodafone.net.nz. VICTOR 1 COMPANY (v1) VIETNAM 1967 50th reunion 12-14 May, Waiouru Military Camp (where it all began). All members, wives, partners and family members welcome. Brother veterans from V Coy and W Coy also welcome. Exciting programme being planned, details will be mailed this year. If you think we do not have your postal or email address, and enquiries: Brian Wilson – 09 4782300; b.wil@xtra.co.nz. ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY REUNION 20 Mar, 50th anniversary..
Northern (Auckland to Taupo), Central (Taupo to Wellington) and Southern (South Island). Full membership – all ranks of Parachute Regiment, SAS, support arms (engineers, signals, medics, artillery etc) and those with special service to British Airborne Forces; associate membership to immediate family; afflilate membership to airborne units of other countries. Contact: Frank Clark, president – 04 2336123. Roy Tilley, secretary – 04 5660850, rmt@xtra.co.nz. Website, www.britishairbornenz.tripod.com. CMT ASSOCIATION SOUTH CANTERBURY BRANCH Ex-CMT and National Servicemen welcome. Contact: Bruce Townshend – 14 Ewen Rd, Temuka 7920; 03 6156637; Temuka-RSA@ xtra.co.nz. CMT/NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION CHRISTCHURCH INC Ex-CMT and National Servicemen welcome. Contact: Colin Rae – 28 Cranbrook Ave, Christchurch 8053; 03 3583099; colandglen@hotmail.co.nz. EX-RAF HALTON, RAF LOCKING OR RAF CRANWELL AIRCRAFT, RNZAF APPRENTICES. Contact: Ed Austin – 67/46 Beresford St, Pukekohe 2120, 09 2392698, edaustin38@gmail.com. HOROWHENUA ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION – LEVIN 50th year; gunners, ex-gunners, associated corps. Meets May and Sep to celebrate Gunners’ Day and El Alamein Day, lunch, Levin RSA. Contact: Adam Gibson – 34 Gordon Place, Levin; 06 3684187.
JUNE
ITALY STAR ASSOCIATION (CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH) New members, veterans, family members, historians. Contact: Peter Scott, chairman – 27 Kenwyn Ave, St Albans, Christchurch 8052; 03 3556732; peter.judy@actrix.co.nz.
RNZRSA NATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION Annual meeting/conference 12-13 Jun, Swanson RSA. Contact: Angel Erstich, Erstich, president, RSA National Women’s Association – P O Box 8, Awanui, Far North 0451; 09 4067195.
J FORCE ASSOCIATION, WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY BRANCH Meets third Wednesday of month at Mt Maunganui RSA. Welcomes visitors. Membership: 19 veterans, 22 wives and widows. Activities: Christmas dinner, quarterly 8 ball competition, short trips. Contact: President, Ron Browne – 07 5758916; ronaldbrowne@xtra.co.nz.
VICTORY CLUB DARTS TOURNAMENT 5 Jun. Hosted by Manurewa RSA.
NATIONAL RSA INDOOR BOWLS TOURANMENT 25 Jun, hosted by Tokoroa RSA.
NOVEMBER
VICTOR 2 COY VIETNAM 1967-68 50-year reunion 10-12 Nov, Tauranga RSA. Fifty years since company landed in Vietnam. All who served with Victor 2 Coy and their dependants encouraged to attend. Contact: Bukit Hill – 13 Bledisloe St, Masterton; 06 3772979; 027 6590679; bukithill@xtra.co.nz. WHISKEY COY (ORIGINALS) VIETNAM 196768 50-year reunion 25-26 Nov, Taradale RSA. Fifty years since company landed in Vietnam. All who served with Whiskey Coy and their dependants encouraged to attend. Contact: Mike Perreau – 5/14 Avondale Rd, Taradale, Napier; 06 2610098; 027 2438085; mjperreau@ gmail.com; www.wcoy.net.
NOVEMBER 2018
RNZN ENGINEERING BRANCH REUNION 10-12 Nov, Rangiora RSA. Information: Graeme Matheson, – Rangiora RSA. 82 Victoria St, Rangiora 7400, or Bill Lochrie – New Brighton RSA,21 Mafeking St,New Brighton, Christchurch.
ASSOCIATION CONTACTS BRITISH AIRBORNE FORCES (NZ) INC Are (or were) you para-trained and like to meet other ex-(or current) paras? Regular meetings of
MOUNTED TROOPERS’ ASSOCIATION (MTA) North Island branch of the Royal NZ Armoured Corps Association (RNZAC). If you are serving or have served, in an armoured unit in any way, you are eligible to join. Family members of deceased personnel welcome. The aim is to bring comrades together through national reunions, member’s birthdays, funerals, unveilings and regimental occasions to which the association is invited, and to provide collegial support to members. The MTA is managed by a six-person trust board: Stew Couchman (chair), Doug Walker (secretary), Zac Hunter (treasurer), Morris Meha and Jim Taylor. Membership enquires, application form: Zac Hunter – 027 343 2017, ikehunter@xtra.co.nz; Stew Couchman – 06 3258593, BLongami@xtra. co.nz; Doug Walker – 027 4950473, walkd@tpk. govt.nz. Annual subscription of $25 includes membership of both the MTA and RNZAC. NEW ZEALAND ARMY BAND ASSOCIATION For ex-members of NZ Army Band nd 1 RNZIR/NZ Regt bands. To promote and forward interests and welfare of members, and foster relationship between the association and the NZ Army Band. Committee meets quarterly at the Papanui RSA, Christchurch; all members welcome. Contact: Wayne Shears – 03 9428636; wayneshears@outlook.co.nz. NEW ZEALAND BATTLE OF CRETE ASSOCIATION Contacts: Paul London, president, 06 3782388; Bev Cousins, secretary/treasurer, 09 2382499; bevcuz@xtra.co.nz. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH, ROYAL MARINES
ASSOCIATION Meets two-monthly, 2pm, Pt Chevalier RSA, Auckland. Full membership to serving or former RM, RMR and RN, HM Forces RM units, family members, Royal Marines Cadets. Contact: Peter Collins – peter-collins@xtra. co.nz; www.royalmarinesassociation.org/nz/ rma_nz_home.html. NEW ZEALAND KOREA VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION INC Veteran membership available to NZDF members who have completed a posting in the United Nations Military Commission since 1 Jan 1958 and have been awarded appropriate medallic recognition. Membership details: Douglas Callander, secretary – 23 Longcroft Tce, Newlands, Wellington 6037; 04 4783238; 04 4783602 (fax); callanderd@clear.net.nz. NEW ZEALAND MALAYAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION INC Welcomes new members who served with Commonwealth forces or police in Malaya/Malaysia/Borneo or Singapore. Contact: Paul Anderson – PO Box 8112, Cherrywood, Tauranga 3145; 07 5767757; 027 4771984. OX & BUCKS LI, KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, RIFLE BRIGADE AND ROYAL GREEN JACKETS All past members of RGJ and former regiments invited. Contact: Frank Jones – 09 4766974. REGULAR FORCE CADET ASSOCIATION (INC) Provides contact between ex-cadets and enables them to re-establish contacts. Membership: $10 a year (1 Jul-30 Jun. Contact: Secretary – RF Cadet Association, P.O.Box 715, Paraparaumu 5032; www.rfcadet,org.nz. RNZAF COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE GRADUATES New Zealand Defence Force Command and Staff College has formed an alumni association. Records of previous associations’ members misplaced during move from Whenuapai to Trentham in 2004. If you wish to join, would like information, or wish to re-connect with former colleagues and course members, contact: Alumni secretary NZDF CSC – Trentham Military Camp, Private Bag 905, Upper Hutt 5140; 04 5271008; 04 5271009 (fax); csc.alumni@nzdf.mil.nz. SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY VETERANS OF AUSTRALASIA (SAMVOA) All who served in uniform in South Africa and now live in New Zealand are invited to join. Also in Australia. Aims to preserve memories, and commemorate those who were injured or fell in action. Attends Remembrance Day and Anzac Day parades; regular meetings. Information: Chris Pattison – 021 2316612; ytrose@vodafone.co.nz. THE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION Seeks members to rekindle their activity with the association. Regular meetings at Papanui RSA, Christchurch. Send rank, name, address, phone number and e-mail address to: Frank Newsome – Unit 19, 53 Condell Ave, Papanui, Christchurch 8053; 03 3525471; frankandaudrey@clear.net.nz. TS VINDICATRIX ASSOCIATION Ex-Vindicatrix boys – those who served on training ship TS Vindicatrix are invited to join Lower North Island branch. Write: Arthur Woolard – 21 Pohutukawa Drive, R.D.1, Levin 5571.
West Coast turns on warm welcome
RSA Women’s Section national president Angel Erstich was welcomed to the annual luncheon of the West Coast sections in September. Members from tghe Westport, Reefton, Greymouth and Hokitika womern’s sections gathered for lunch and entertainment at the Greymouth RSA. Angel, who was impressed by the turnout and the fine weather, spoke about the value of the Women’s Section in the RSA and the women’s movement itself.