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Newsletter Navy Victoria Network January 2015 Volume 5 Edition 1 Calendar Events (see calendar for details of all events) NVN current membership: 974 Editorial 26 Jan – Australia Day Hello and welcome to 2015! Although there will understandably 10 Feb – Anniversary of be considerable media focus in this, the second year of the Voyager/Melbourne collision. Centenary of Anzac commemorations, on the brave exploits and 23 Feb – NHS meeting. horrific losses of Australian & New Zealand soldiers in the ill- 28 Feb – Anniversary of battle of fated Gallipoli Campaign in WWI, it is important that we Sunda Strait. serving and ex-Navy personnel remind our colleagues from the 01 Mar – HMAS Perth National other Services, plus our friends, relatives and anybody else who Association Victorian Branch – Wreath will listen, that the RAN also played an important role in this Laying on the Forecourt. campaign. 21 Mar – Operation Slipper Welcome Home Parade 2015 – Wreath Laying In this regard, we are of course referring to the diversionary on the Forecourt. tactics of HMA Submarine AE2 in the Dardanelles prior to the troop landings at Gallipoli on the morning of 25 April 1915 and ANZAC Centenary Events the little-known but important logistical role played by the RAN For details of all Centenary events in Bridging Train (RANBT) on the beach-head throughout much of Victoria go to: http://anzaccentenary.vic.gov.au/new the Gallipoli campaign and their eventual withdrawal after the s-events/events/ last Aussie troops quietly rowed out to the waiting transports ships on the morning of 20 December 1915. The story of these amazing exploits has been expertly and succinctly told in a truly Latest News enthralling book titled “First in, last out, the Navy at Gallipoli” NOTE: The full articles of the news co-authored by T.R. Frame and G.J. Swinden (Kangaroo Press, items listed below can be found on 1990). our website: http://navyvic.net/news/news.html If you haven’t read this book, the NVN Team recommends that you try to get your hands on one at your local library as there Australia Day 2015 Honours List - would be no better or easier way to “boff-up” on this important Royal Australian Navy The names of the 19 Royal Australian piece of RAN history prior to ‘onslaught’ of a mainly Army- Navy members who have been focussed narrative on Gallipoli in this centenary year. And for recognised in the Australia Day 2015 those readers who will be fortunate enough to be able to attend Honours List. (or participate in) the Anzac Day march in Melbourne this year, you’re in for a real treat as this “First in, last out” theme will be Unprecedented attack on disabled commemorated in WWI section of the Navy’s marching veterans’ pensions continues contingent. This plan was mentioned briefly in the NVN’s The New Year brings a continuation of August 2014 Newsletter and more details will be announced in the government’s unprecedented future Newsletters once the ‘order of march’ has been finalised. attack on the pensions and benefits of disabled veterans and war widows On the subject of really interesting stories that you may like to FM CN AUSTRALIA read about submarine exploits in WWI, the NVN Team also SUBJ: CHANGE OF TITLE - STEWARD recommends an article in the September 2014 edition of the CATEGORY “Naval Historical Review” by Ken Wright titled “Up the 1. IN 2012 THE WORKGROUP TITLES Dardanelles & Back”. This article covers the amazing story of 26 FOR ALL MARITIME LOGISTICS PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS AND year old Lieutenant Norman Holbrook RN who, after CATEGORIES WERE REVIEWED UNDER successfully taking his old British submarine B11 up the PROJECT DEMETER. AT THE TIME, THE Dardanelles to attack Turkish shipping off Cannakale on 13 TITLE OF STEWARD WAS RETAINED. December 1914, was later awarded a VC. The relevance of this Community Consultation about In- story to Australia is, of course, the subsequent re-naming of Person Service Delivery at the Tweed ‘Germanton’ in southern NSW as ‘Holbrook’ in August 1915. Heads and Geelong VAN Shopfronts Fascinating! From 21 January to 20 February 2015, DVA is undertaking community Note: If you aren’t already a member of the “Naval Historical consultation regarding the delivery of Society of Australia” (NHSA), you can easily join up @ $40 per in-person services at the standalone year (via email to: [email protected]) and receive Veterans’ Access Network (VAN) shopfronts at Tweed Heads in NSW quarterly editions of the really interesting “Naval Historical and Geelong in Victoria. Review” booklet. And this membership automatically grants you membership of Victoria’s own “Chapter” of the NHSA. To 100 years at Jervis Bay - College seeking descendants find out more about the Chapter’s meetings and their local The Royal Australian Navy has trained publication “The Three Headed Dog”, please contact it’s its own officers since 1913 with 2015 President, Rex Williams, via email to: [email protected] marking one hundred years since training commenced at Jervis Bay. Happy reading about the RAN’s proud heritage! Navy is looking for the descendants of the first three entry classes will be Yours Aye! invited to the events, but we need to NVN Team find out who you are! Russia’s stealth ‘black hole’ submarine prepares for trials LWTR A. Hooley, PM4211, 22nd January 1915. Aged 91. A NEW Russian advanced stealth SURG CMDR Dr. J.S. Guest, AM, OBE, VRD, 20 January 2015. submarine, dubbed a “black hole” by Aged 98. NATO for its ability to be LCK J. Lyons, R55363, 14 January 2015. Aged 73. undetectable, has begun preparations LME A. Schultz, R54174, 14 January 2015. Aged 75. for deep water tests. However, it LSETS D. Oliver, 12 January 2015. Aged 46. must first make a 4,630km journey to the Barents Sea in Russia’s north. LEUT SL J.W. Sticpewich RAN Rtd., 06 January 2015. Aged 80. LCDR M. Coleman, 31 December 2014. Aged 52. CDRE W.A. Kemp RAN, Rtd., 26 December 2014. LSCK P. Byden, R62618, 26 December 2014. Aged 68. LEMWE B. Godfrey, 20 December 2014. Aged 72. CPORS R.J. Pennell, R94289, 19 December 2014. Aged 67. LEUT SDSU A.J. Booth, 8061993, 18 December 2014. Aged 57. Rehabilitation Appliances Program LS F. Pullen, S4636, 8th December 2014. Aged 95. (RAP) Coxswain R. Paton, PM5583, 3rd December 2014. Aged 90. Eligibility If you are a Gold or White Card holder Lest We Forget (with assessed need due to an accepted disability), you can access Members: When you hear of any of our Navy family that has crossed aids or appliances to help you maintain independence in your home the bar, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We would like to list their through the Rehabilitation Appliances names in perpetuity on our special ‘Vale’ page on the website. If Program (RAP). Aids or appliances possible list their Rank, Name, Number, Age and their date of passing. prescribed through the programme Thank you can include: ADF Gap Year is back Today marks the return of the ADF Gap Year program, with hundreds of eager young Australians getting their Keep up to date with our own Smartphone / first experience of life in the ADF. Tablet App. Go to our website to view the brochure which explains how to download and Japanese sub offer ‘welcomed’ Marine press clippings 8 Jan 2015 install the NVN App to your phone / tablet. CHINA, Australia and possibly Thailand are planning to increase, replace or incorporate modern submarines to their fleets according to 2016 Reunions reports Waller Division [15 January 1966] 50th Anniversary Reunion Department shift opens door to Expressions of interest are requested from all members who hundreds of claims by veterans joined the RAN on 15 January 66 (WALLER Division) for a 50th (Article in The Australian 7/1/2015) Anniversary Reunion in January 2016. Please e-mail your interest Hundreds of military veterans denied compensation for injury or illness to: [email protected] could take legal action Moran Division [28 November 1964] Wreck of HMAS WARNAMBOOL Looking for SAILORS who joined up on 28th November 1964. (article from ex-WORRS Terry Gleeson) These illustrious souls were known as the "MORAN ROAD I would like to share with shipmates a memorable experience for me that RUNNERS DIVISION". Max Binding is looking for starters for a was a focal point of a recent cruise I 52nd year reunion in BERRI South Australia. Contact Max on: undertook to Cape York. [email protected] Navy League of Australia (Vic Div) For full details of these and other reunions, go to our Reunions January newsletter...... page http://navyvic.net/reunions/reunions.html NAVY NEWS – The latest edition. Should you wish to advertise your reunions, please don’t hesitate Don’t forget to visit the website, to contact the webmaster at: [email protected] there is a lot more information and many more news articles that are not included in this newsletter. NCCV’s “Rogues’ Yarn” attached below Volume 5 Issue 1 Newsletter date January 2015 Naval Commemoration Committee of Victoria The First OIC Signal School William David Hunter was born in Roxburgh, King George V and Victory. MUST DO!! Richmond, Melbourne, 1DEC1987. William returned to Australia in April Services at the Shrine William joined the Royal Navy as a 1919, promoted to Lieutenant on post- of Remembrance Member of the Australian Naval Forc- ing back to Cerberus. Hunter became [Everyone welcome] es, he was 16 years old. He enlisted on the first OIC - Signals School, at the 30July1904 as ‘Boy 2nd Class’. He new Flinders Naval Depot, which in- HMAS VOYAGER signed on in April 1907 for another 5 cluded the Wireless Station that linked, 10FEB15@1000 years, as a ‘qualified signalman’.