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ANZUK BOOK
Colin Campbell has posted the following Welcome to the first notice on the progress of the ANZUK book. I plan to send occasional emails to provide up to date information about the production of the...
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RNZN Communicators Reunion 2021 – Update 2 August 2020
You are receiving this update as you live away from New Zealand and have registered to attend the RNZN Communicators Reunion at New Plymouth in March 2021. Your Association’s Executive considered it...
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Another Personal History
Please have a look at the personal history of Leading Radio Operator (W) Michael Catlow who has very graciously provided his history for your reading. I am sure a number of you will be able to relate...
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Day in History – August 15, 1945: V-J Day and the End of WWII
The morning of August 15, 1945, dawned with the realization that after a long war resulting in some 60 million deaths worldwide, WWII was finally over and Victory in Japan (V-J Day) had arrived. Hours...
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A Naval VC for a RAN Sailor
CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCEORDER OF THE DAY ORDINARY SEAMAN EDWARD ‘TEDDY’ SHEEAN, VC I welcome the announcement by the Governor-General on 12 August 2020 that Her Majesty TheQueen has approved the...
View ArticleNZDF Medals – Breaking News
If you have been looking for the NZDF Medals site recently to see the latest on NZDF medals. You are out of luck. It would appear there has been a completely new website developed but all the...
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The Clandestine Radio Operators
From Peter van Kats (PA0RLM) we received a copy of a brand new book about the Clandestine Radio Services during WWII. This beautifully illustrated book ‘The Clandestine Radio Operators’ is written by...
View ArticleHut 1 Closed Down – A Sad Day for Bletchley
When Bletchley Park first opened as a museum in 1993/94, much of the existing buildings were in a deplorable state. As the Bletchley Park Trust didn’t have enough exhibits at the time to fill all the...
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KL7 – Who Remembers this Beast!
KL-7 was an electro-mechanical rotor-based off-line cypher machine, developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US. It was introduced in 1952 and served for many years as the main cypher...
View ArticleBreaking news: Mass layoffs at Crypto International AG
On 3 July 2020, Crypto International AG announced that it will lay off 83 of its 85 staff…In a covert operation – known as Operation RUBICON – the American CIA and the German BND secretly purchased...
View ArticleRNZN COMMS ASSN AGM
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions the RNZN Communicators Association Annual General Meeting which was planned to be held at the Birkenhead RSA on the 5th September @ 1100 will now be held via...
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‘I wish to hell they’d hurry up’: WWII navy veteran recalls witnessing...
When Jack Pringle looks back on his time in the Navy during World War II he doesn’t think about watching the authorities officially sign Japan’s surrender on September 2, 1945. He doesn’t think too...
View ArticleSparker down but not out!
Mike Dinwiddie is in Ward 10 Room E, North Shore Hospital. if you go to see him please ring him first 027 307 9670 as he has to put your name on his Authorised Visitor List. He is chirpy but quite...
View ArticlePre-Reading for AGM
The following documents are provided for communicators to pre-read and utilise during the zoom Annual General Meeting on Saturday. AGENDAMINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD IN 2019PRESIDENTS...
View ArticleJack Passings – September 2020
SULLIVAN, Alan Robert (Alan). Ex RNZN WMEA G15370 Dearly loved husband of Barbara and loved father and father in law of Linda and Andrew, Craig and Andree, grandfather (Dan) to Jarrod and Jaimee,...
View ArticleFairer system for Defence long service awards
HON RON MARK Defence Defence Minister Ron Mark has welcomed the news that Her Majesty The Queen has approved a range of changes to the New Zealand Defence Force long service awards system. “A fairer...
View ArticleOVER 100 MAORI BATTALION MEDALS TO BE CLAIMED AT LAST
The New Zealand Herald: Monday, September 7, 2020 – Page A8 By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui The never-received war medals of soldiers in the Maori Battalion’s C Company are about to be claimed after 75...
View ArticleA Useful Link
If you are researching World War I (1914-1918) this link may be of use to you. Click HERE
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