The Royal Australian Artillery Association (Victoria) Inc.
If you're a Gunner, or an ex-Gunner, know that you're welcome here. Whether you were with Coastal, Field, Medium or Heavy; Ack-Ack or Air Defence; Divisional Locating or STA; we hope you'll find something here of interest to you.
David Edwards The latest Association newsletter has been published and can be found on the Cascabel page (https://artilleryvic.org.au/index.php/information-and-newsletters/cascabel/). You can also view it directly – https://artilleryvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RAA-Assoc-Newsletter-Number-21.pdf
Many will know that the first shot fired anywhere in the British Empire in World War 1 was from the coastal battery at Point Nepean. You may not know that … Read more
WO2 David Mills is working at the Army Museum Puckapunyal (AMP). This is the new combined army museum born out of the Armour museum. There were plans for a dedicated … Read more
As we continue to work on the Memorabilia Room in the old Jarks Club at Sargood Barracks (Chapel St.) we have been digitising the content. It’s a slow process. To … Read more
SGT Tim DeLaZilwa from 2/10 Bty has been driving the creation of a Brothers’N’Books collection in the Sargood Barracks All Ranks Mess. Brothers’N’Books (https://brothersnbooks.com/) supports mental health through bibliotherapy, and … Read more
Thanks to SGT Tim De La Zilwa for the following. This year 9 REGT RAA will receive its latest addition to the ever expanding fleet of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) … Read more
Thanks to Paul Heron for sharing this. The first meeting of Gunners to establish our Association was held on 7 April 1978. There are ten members still with us who … Read more
We have just published the Association Newsletter Nbr 20 – https://artilleryvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RAA-Assoc-Newsletter-Number-20.pdf. It can also be found on the Cascabel page.
LTCOL Peter Rowley came across this transcript of an Oral History Recording at the Australian War Memorial with Price Steward (Norman) Whitelaw. The description of the recording is: Price Stewart … Read more
Contributions from LTCOL Peter Rowley, MAJ Stuart Pigdon, photo from Maris Sloan As has been the tradition for a number of years, 2/15 Bty RAA held a Dawn Service at … Read more