Commemorating the First Shot of World War 1
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
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New UAS for the Battery
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
An Interview with P. S. (Norman) Whitelaw
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
Memorabilia Room Update – 18th Nov
Thank you to Kev Casey, Paul Heron, Stu Pigdon, Tim De La Zilwa and Battery members Tom Miller and Tao Shen who joined me today for another productive and team … Read more
Memorabilia Room Update – 28th Oct 2023
Thank you to Peter Rowley, Maris Sloan, Kev Casey, Paul Heron and Gnr’s Andrew Lim and Tao Shen who joined me today for another productive and team building work day … Read more
The 23 Bty Cigar Award
We are discovering a lot of interesting artifacts in the memorabilia room cleanup, this one is the MAJOR John Henry Perpetual Trophy. Awarded to the officer of 23 Fd Bty, … Read more
The Mount Schanck Challenge Trophy and Victorian Gunner Units
The Mount Schanck Challenge Trophy, often referred to as the Mount Schanck, is a long-standing award for the best reserve (or militia/CMF) artillery unit in Australia. The Mount Schanck Challenge … Read more
Supporting the Skyshows at Albert Park Lake
The skyshows were held in the late 80’s, originally run by 3XY then later Fox FM on the Australia Day weekend (1985 or 1986 through 1989). The events were a … Read more
132 Div Loc with 3″ Mortars in 1968
I came across a letter to the then Cascabel editor, Alan Halbish, from Capt Percy Cooper with photos from 132 Div Loc Bty at Puckapunyal in 1968. The relevant sections … Read more
The Southwest Cannon Trail
Following is an article I wrote for Cascabel last year that didn’t get published. As part of the 150th Anniversary of Artillery in Australia in 2021, we had three batteries … Read more