RAA Liaison Letter 2024 - 2025 Edition

RAA Liaison Letter – 2024 / 2025 Edition 166 fortnightly or annual contributions or by becoming a life member. Whilst a ‘Life Subscription’ absolves the subscriber from being asked for any further financial contribution they are welcome to make additional contributions to further support the Royal Regiment. The list of life subscribers is published in the Liaison Letter, and they receive a complimentary copy (subject to change). Recent Projects Over the years the Gunners' Fund has supported a wide range of requests for financial support, including some of which are ongoing such as the maintenance of the AIF and Mount Schanck Trophies. It is worth noting that the sums of money requested from the Fund are generally significant and therefore can only realistically have any chance of being supported if each and every one of us contribute to the Fund. Projects supported by the Fund include the allocation of: • $500 to 107 Battery for 50th Anniversary celebrations. • $500 each to 101 Battery and 103 Battery for 100th Anniversary celebrations. • $2,500 to 8th/12th Medium Regiment to assist to build a Regimental Memorial to coincide with the Regiment's 30th anniversary celebrations. • $500 to 131st Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery to improve the Battery memorial and add a plaque to mark the 50th Anniversary of the unit and its name change from 131st Divisional Locating Battery. • $1,000 to 1st Field Regiment for 50th anniversary celebrations. • $1,000 to 4th Field Regiment for 40th anniversary celebrations. • $1,500 for shield to be held by winner of Mount Schanck trophy • $1,000 to 1st Field Regiment for 50th anniversary of 105th Field Battery, 50th anniversary of commitment to Malaya and 40th anniversary of commitment to South Vietnam. • $1,000 to complete the Major General T. Cape Bequest to the Regimental officer’s mess. • $2,500 towards the Anti-Aircraft and Air Defence Memorial at 16th Air Land Regiment. • $700 for 53 Battery World War Two Battery Flag restoration and preservation. • $1,500 towards refreshments for the formal reception at the Victoria barracks Sergeants Mess on 5 November 2022. • $2,500 towards a JNCO and below social event (catering and refreshments) at Randwick Barracks through the parade week. • Ongoing JNCO and Gunner of the Year prizes. • Ongoing to send the JNCO and Gunner of the Year on a professional development overseas trip with the Royal School of Artillery and local artillery units. • Presentation to those who have achieved of 40 years of service. • On-going Royal Military College Graduation Artillery prize; and • Annual Regimental Officer, Warrant Officer and Sergeant farewells. Subscriptions – See the subscription form on the end of the section for details. Regimental Publications Index Liaison Letter Ser Title 1 Director Royal Artillery Technical Liaison Letter 1/48+ 2 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 3 June 1954+ 3 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 18 October 1954+ 4 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 24 November 1954+ 5 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – February 1955+ 6 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 31 May 1955+ 7 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 30 September 1955+ 8 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 20 January 1956+ 9 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 18 June 1956+ 10 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 26 November 1956+ 12 Director Royal Australia Artillery Liaison Letter – 24 February 1957+ 13 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 26 November 1957+ 14 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 30 April 1958+ 15 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 28 November 1958+ 16 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 17 June 1959+ 17 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – January 1960+ 18 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 29 July 1960+ 19 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 17 February 1961+ 20 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – 6 November 1961+ 21 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – July1962+ 22 Director Royal Artillery Liaison Letter – October 1962+