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Last Question for 2015
Here is the last general question of the year. My sincere thanks go to Jim Dell who has researched the subject and provided images, questions and of course the answers. Thanks Jim D it is much...
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Meri Kirihimete
On behalf of your Association, I would like to convey a Christmas greeting to you all. With 2015 coming to an end your Committee would like to acknowledge and express their gratitude to all of you for...
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Times Past
A little ditty read out at Bill Panting’s funeral. I am sure some of you will relate to the ditty. There once was a time in HM Ships , when the magic hour had come. The Leading Hands of every mess...
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Accommodation Wanted
Ex Communications Operator Yvonne Van Geuns and a friend Julie, have managed to purchase tickets for the Military Tattoo in Wellington but now cannot find any accommodation. The Wellington...
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2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 180,000 times in...
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Elizabeth House and Occupants
Here is an image of some of our ladies who were at Elizabeth House. Not sure what the occasion was or the year it was taken, Difficult to name but I can see a number of communicators here.
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Doing the Dhobs
Here is an image of two upstanding young communicators doing something which I don’t think sailors do these days…. or certainly not with this apparatus. Well done Roger Sheehan and John Titmus – keep...
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UPDATE ON THE LONG SERVICE AWARDS REVIEW
2 December 2015 Changes to the eligibility rules for the existing ten New Zealand military long service awards are expected to be announced by mid-2016, once the governing Royal Warrants and...
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MINIATURE MEDALS CAN NOW BE PURCHASED ONLINE DIRECTLY FROM ENG LEONG MEDALLIC...
Miniature medals can now be purchased online directly from our supplier, Eng Leong Medallic (ELM) – http://elm.com.sg Alternatively, ex-Service persons and family members can purchase miniatures from...
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Communicator Recognised in New Years Honours
One of our own Chief Petty Officer Communications Warfare Specialist Anthony Nickel was recognised in the 2016 New Years Honour by being awarded the New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)....
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Last of the Dreadnoughts – USS Texas
USS Texas (BB-35), the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Texas, is a New York-class battleship. The ship was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12...
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Jack Passings – January 2016
The following Sailors ‘Crossed the Bar’ during the month of January 2016. Details of funerals etc can be found by clicking HERE. TATANA David Joseph LEM PATTERSON, Jack Sherwood Telegraphist
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Communicators and Sport
Here is an image of an 1971 RNZN Basketball Team which included two communicators, A very young Russell Hockley (front 2nd from Left) and Maunga Newport (standing far right)
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A gathering of Communicators
Here are a couple of clips of Communicators not listening. Thanks John T for the clips Clip 1 from 1970‘s Clip 2 from 1960’s
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A Naval Hero Passes
Here is an article about SLT David Balme who with a small detachment of men claimed an Enigma machine during the Second World War. Click HERE to read the article. Thanks to Royal Navy MOD UK link for...
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VANZ Information and Question Time
The President of the Bay of Plenty Ex RNZN Association, Richard Mead reports that the VANZ GM has arranged an information and question forum for all Veterans who are interested in what is happening...
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AMENDED ASSOCIATION POSTAL ADDRESS
Earlier this year a number of communicators would have received an email from me advising that our records show that they are not members of the Association. Attached to that email was an application...
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RNZN Hosts NZ Naval Veterans
On the 22nd January 2016 the Royal New Zealand Navy invited naval veterans to attend a Veterans Day as part of the 75th Birthday Celebrations under the auspicious of Operation Neptune. This was the...
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Two Drops of Skin
Here is an image of two upstanding young lads being led astray by a unknown blonde! Can you name the lads and of course the blonde? Alan Belcher and Chris call me Bond is the other likely lad. The...
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The Day IRIRANGI Decommissioned
Here is an image of the senior rates who were serving at the time when HMNZS IRIRANGI decommissioned. Can you name them? Some even have hair!! Rear Row L – R: Tony Locke, LLoyd Mitchell, Joe...
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