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
Progress on the Army Museum Puckapunyal
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
Memorabilia Page Added to Website
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
Brothers’N’Books in the Chapel St. Mess
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
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
Gathering of Original RAA Association Vic Members
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
Newsletter Nbr 20 Published
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.
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
ANZAC Day 2024 at Sargood Barracks
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
Baxter Commemoration Plaque
This plaque is on the wall of the RAA Assoc Memorabilia Room (the old Jarks Club) at the Chapel St depot. It marks the date of opening of the Baxter … Read more