From Greg Tommasi (Greg was Seco with 106 Battery in SVN March 1970 to March 1971) Greg kept a diary of his time in Vietnam, and it is now with the Australian War Memorial. Hi Pete. Happily retired with family on Tamborine Mountain (Gold Coast Hinterland) Queensland. Married 52 years to beautiful Winnie and have 2 children, both doing well. Spend time looking after younger members of my family. Still in good shape I think LOL.. Time spent now researching family Genealogy. Just donated my father’s WW2 war diary and my Vietnam diary to Australian War Memorial for their archives. My older brother was a nasho in 5RAR SVN 1966-67 and hold his memory and Dad’s, deep in my heart. I Found this in my lost files . A good memory of Terry. (He) had a very tough time. From the 101 Battery Newsletter of September 2025. An article by Ken Murphy, one of our Old Boys who served in Vietnam with 108 Battery from April 1967 until May 1968. 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENDING OF THE EMERGENCY – Ken Murphy. It was a typical bracing, crystal clear Canberra morning and the start of a day of ceremony, remembrance and memories. DVA did us proud with the setup, an impressive temporary memorial, the band and a smart honour guard. The seating was under a huge tent with suƯicient room for all those in attendance. The ceremony was simple and dignified in the way respect was paid to all who served those many years ago. A number of veterans gave personal testimony to how they remembered those days (although I was a little mystified that an Infanteer wasn't called upon to speak). At one stage all those who were veterans of the conflict were asked to stand and to receive recognition by acclimation (looking around at the sparse numbers who stood brought home to me that our ranks are thinning fast). Those in attendance were generous in their applause and I'm sure the quiet pride I felt was shared by all those standing. It was an incredible day and the stories that flowed at the luncheon brought back many treasured memories of a time when we were young and the future stretched endlessly before us. Well for the few of us left that ending is now becoming a reality .... yet there's not one of us, I wager, that would change a day we spent or the memories we made with our mates in 101 Battery for anything. I've never felt prouder nor more thankful that I was part of 101 Field Battery and that I shared it with you......... my mates Ken Murphy & ( John Butler ) ED. Some history of 101 Battery in Malaya taken from an article by then Major J H Phillips penned in 2008.
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