The Royal Australian Artillery LIAISON LETTER Spring Edition 2004 The Official Journal of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery Incorporating the Australian Gunner Magazine First Published in 1948 RAA LIAISON LETTER Spring Edition 2004 Publication Information Front Cover: Photograph Left - Brigadier M. McNarn (Commander Australian National Command Headquarters, MEAO), Major A.A. Thwaites and USAF Chief of Operations located at Joint Operations Command, Central Command Forward, Qatar. Photograph Centre - Major A.A. Thwaites discussing operations with Team Chief. Photograph Right - Saddams yacht destroyed by USAF as a public relations exercise against his regime. Published by: Deputy Head of Regiment, School of Artillery, Bridges Barracks, Puckapunyal, Victoria 3662 Produced by: Combat Arms Doctrine and Development Section, Bridges Barracks, Puckapunyal, Victoria 3662 Printed by: Defence Publishing Service - Victoria Distribution: For issues relating to content or distribution contact the Editor on email [email protected] Contributors are urged to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in their articles; the Royal Australian Artillery Deputy Head of Regiment and the RAA Liaison Letter editor accept no responsibility for errors of fact. The views expressed in the Royal Australian Artillery Liaison Letter are the contributors and not necessarily those of the Royal Australian Artillery, Australian Army or Department of Defence. The commonwealth of Australia will not be legally responsible in contract, tort or otherwise for any statement made in this publication. RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition Contents Distribution 3 Editors Comment 5 Regimental 7 Representative Colonel Commandant - Major General J.P. Stevens 9 Head of Regiment - Colonel S.T. Goltz 10 Regimental Master Gunner - Warrant Officer Class One C.F.J. Watego 11 Vale 12 Colonel Arthur Ronald Brown 12 Major Ian Adlam 13 Major David Jospeh Negline 13 Warrant Officer Class One George Herbert Gardner 14 Warrant Officer Class One Leonard William McMullin 15 Warrant Officer Class Two Colin Albright 16 Sergeant Frank William McCabe 17 Gunner Michael Bernard Williams 17 16th Air Defence Regiment 20 1st Field Regiment 22 2nd/10th Field Regiment 25 4th Field Regiment 26 7th Field Regiment 30 8th/12th Medium Regiment 33 23 Field Regiment 36 7th Field Battery 38 16th Field Battery 41 48th Field Battery 43 131st Surveillance & Target Acquisition Battery 46 School of Artillery 50 Joint Proof and Experiemental Unit 52 Personnel 57 Honours and Awards 59 Unit Command List and Regimental Sergeant Major List 60 Retired Full-Time Officers List 60 New Gunner Unit Command – Joint Proof & Experimental Unit 61 SCMA 62 1 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition Capability, Training & Doctrine 63 DMO - Project Synopsis 65 CATC – Artillery Trade Policy 67 Combat Arms Doctrine & Development Section 68 Articles 71 Major General T.F. Cape Bequest 73 New South Wales Annual Gunner Dinner Speech 74 The Unit Regimental Family 77 4th Field Regiment’s Memorial Walls 78 Books Available from Your Local Defence Library 79 ‘Just Soldiers’ by Darryl Kelly Book Launch 81 Book Reviews 82 16th Air Defence Regiment Sergeants’ Mess History 85 100 Battery Series - Part One 91 ‘A’ Field Battery 93 101st Medium Battery 96 102nd Field Battery 101 Associations & Organisations 107 Associations & Organisations Contact List 109 Benefactors of the Royal Australian Artillery Regimental Fund 112 South Australian Association 114 Gunner Association News from the West 115 23 Field Regiment Association 116 Notices 118 Membership Application Forms 121 North Fort Memorial Walk Application Form 127 2 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition Distribution • Colonels Commandant • Royal Australian Artillery Association (NSW) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (NSW) Newcastle Sub-Branch • Royal Australian Artillery Association (ACT) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (VIC) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (North Queensland) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (SA) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (WA) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (NT) • Royal Australian Artillery Association (TAS) • Miscellaneous Unit and Sub Unit Associations • Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company • Head of Regiment / CLCA • DJFHQ (JOSCC) • All COs • All BCs of Independent Batteries • OC P&E Establishments • MG LC ARTY • RMG HQ CATC • All RSMs • LC ARTY • 16th Air Defence Regiment • 1st Field Regiment • 2nd/10th Field Regiment • 4th Field Regiment • 7th Field Regiment • 8th/12th Medium Regiment • 23 Field Regiment • 7th Field Battery • 16th Field Battery • 48th Field Battery • 131st Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery • School of Artillery • Joint Proof and Experimental Unit • Miscellaneous Individual Gunner Officers/Warrant Officers and SNCO 3 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition 4 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition Editors Comment I would like to acknowledge an editorial mistake on my part in regard to the correct designation of Second AIF units in the autumn edition. I will let Colonel Arthur Burke, our Colonel Commandant Northern Region explain …. 'Someone went through my article, 'Nadzab Day Plus 60 Years - The Sequel' and meticulously changed all my '2/4th' to '2nd/4th'. This is quite incorrect as the 2/4th Field Regiment AIF was not an amalgam of the 2nd and the 4th Field Regiments (as are the 2nd/10th and 8th/12th) but a Second AIF unit. Though spoken of as the 'Second Fourth' Field Regiment, the correct listing of Second AIF units is to put only '2/' before the unit title.' I have commenced a series on individual battery histories. Please feel free to contact me if you believe the content is incorrect in any of those published in this or future issues. It will be gratefully appreciated if you could forward the ‘correct’ information to me in order to set the record straight. I would like to thank Major Tony Thwaites for providing the photographs for the front cover. I look forward to publishing an article by him based on his experiences in the Gulf during the coalition forces invasion of Iraq in 2003. Finally I would like to offering my apologies to Sergeant M. Voormeulen posted to the Australia Defence Force Academy. His name was omitted from the WO & SNCO posting list published in the autumn edition of the Liaison Letter published earlier this year. I can assure all that every effort is made both by me as editor and the desktop publisher to be accurate and mistake free but unfortunately we are only human and mistakes do occasionally occur. Once again to all and sundry a general apology for any past and almost certain future mistakes. The next edition of the Liaison Letter will be published in April 2005. Whilst a minute will be circulated closer to the time seeking submissions, I would ask that units, organisations and individuals who would like to make a contribution, plan on a deadline of approximately Friday 4th March 2005. D.T. (Terry) BRENNAN Major Editor Telephone: 07 4651 0939 Email: [email protected] Postal: 'Stratford' BLACKALL QLD 4472 Editor’s Note: Retired or serving Gunners who would like to receive future copies of the RAA Liaison Letter should contact the editor by email or write to the address above with their mailing details. 5 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition 6 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition Regimental Aspects 7 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition What War Can Give a Man These are the things War can give a man - The chance to know another better than You ever could in Peace … War can prepare A friendship, and mature it with such care From its first growth it cannot be undone, What though the passing years to cycles run … War's jarring conflicts only closer bind The bonds of friendship made with humankind - Great cities may with shells be compassed round, And nations rock and crumble to the ground, But when between two men War's friendship grows, Each, for the other, all the world foregoes: Each of the other has his all to hold, Whether it be his life-blood, or his gold: Each , for the other, labouring to sustain, Gives of his strength with all his might and main: Each, by the other, equally inspired, Adapts his life as most it is required. There is no need that each cannot supply By simple comradeship of being nigh - Each is a lantern for the other's sight That has the power to light the blackest night: Each, for the other, his last mouthful halves, Nor one, nor other, knowing what he starves … Each for the other wakes that one may sleep: A vigil, each for each, they both will keep: Each of the other takes his small affairs As subject for the granting of his prayers … These are the things that War can give a man - The chance to know another better than You ever could in Peace … Maurice Clough, 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion, A.I.F. We of the A.I.F. & Other Poems Published by Dymocks Book Arcade Ltd, 1943 8 RAA Liaison Letter 2004 - Spring Edition Representative Colonel Commandant Major General J.P. Stevens AO Greetings Fellow Gunners, Once again it has been a busy year for the serving Gunners, and I congratulate all Artillery units and those in units and in command and staff appointments. From what I have seen and heard Regimental standards remain high and the contributions from Regimental members have been as valuable as ever. As I remarked last year this is important, because the ability and reputation of the Regiment rests on its professionalism, and it is professionalism that will allow the Regiment to adapt to the demands of future conflict or peacekeeping. Over the past year many will have joined the Regiment and to them I extend a warm welcome. Equally, many will have retired from the Regulars or Reserves, and to them I offer my thanks and best wishes. Outside of the serving forces, I acknowledge and thank once again the volunteers and their families who are the lifeblood of Artillery associations, unit associations, historical societies and museums across the country.