Posted by Jim Box at 8:29 am
The new book on a short history of the Royal Australian Artillery, Action! Action! Action! is available now. It is co-Authored by our Association Vice President and Tiger Rag Editor, Paul Stevens and former CO 1st Regiment RA Nicholas Floyd. Click on Books and References for information and purchase.
Posted by Jim Box at 5:56 pm
With great sadness and remembrance of our Mateship with the passing of:
Brian Angus, veteran of Korea and Malaya, and Life Member of the Association recently passed away to the Big Gunpark in early May 2024. Brian had been living South of Freemantle WA.
David “Hughie” Spark, a twice Life Member of the Association and Battery Guide (BG) in Vietnam 2nd Tour, passed to the Big Gunpark on 23 June 2024. He had been living in Mildura Vic.
Alan Johnston, a Life Member and 2nd tour Vietnam mate who had been living at Ballina, passed to the big Gun Park on 28th June 2024. Alan was an FO Sig in the D Coy 5RAR FO Party in Vietnam 1969-70 where he was wounded in a mine incident at Dat Do.
Robert (Bob) Cunningham served with the battery in 1960 and ’65. He was a stalwart of the A Battery Association and together with the Late Don Sinclair, restores the 25PR and L5 Parade Guns along with other guns.
Rest-in-Peace Brian, Hughie, Alan and Bob.
Posted by Jim Box at 3:50 am
The 2023 Reunion Conference and AGM was at Tweed Heads 5-7 October 2023. Images are in the Gallery.
This Reunion AGM resolved to cancel the incorporation status of the Association wef 31 July 2024; but to continue the association as an unincorporated body. Further details in Tiger Rag Issue TR61 published January 2024. Any future planned reunions will be notified by email to members who have registered their email address. Please contact the Secretary for further information, contact link is on the Home Page.
Posted by Jim Box at 5:46 am
Tiger Rag edition 63 (TR63) is the first digital format publication of the Tiger Rag Newsletter. TR63 and beyond editions will be circulated by email in a diigital (PDF) file, and also published on this website. Find it on the Books and References page.
The next digital edition, TR 64 is expected to be published in June-July 2025 .
Please make sure the Secretary has your current email address.
Tiger Rag Ed 64 is now open for contributions of information, articles, stories, images, nostalgia, or other material of interest to gunners and former gunners should be sent to the TR Editor
Should you have any queries regarding this notice, please contact the Secretary
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