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Issue106 – Feb 2011 CASCABEL Journal of the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION (VICTORIA) INCORPORATED ABN 22 850 898 908 ISSUE 106 Published Quarterly in FEBRUARY 2011 Victoria Australia The Artillery Training Team - Kabul (ATT-K) also has a 10 man Mongolian Training Team (MTT). Assisting Afghanistan under a bilateral agreement, the Mongolians have a great deal of experience with equipment of Russian origin. The Mongolians assisted ATT-K personnel with instruction on the Russian 122mm D-30 Howitzer and its sighting system and Russian PM-22 Aiming circle (director). See p23 Ed. 1 Article Pages Assn Contacts, Conditions & Copyright 3 The President Writes 5 Membership Report 5 From The Colonel Commandant 6 CO 2/10 Fd Regt 6 Editor’s Indulgence 8 Outgoing and new H’s OR 10 The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company 11 Origins of the 25 Pdr Gun – Part 3b 12 Cmdr James Uncles - “Breaker Morant” 16 Birds have big impact 20 Observers - Our tour so far 21 Training Team - Kabul 22 Australian and Afghan Soldiers Mentoring Milestone 25 Customs and traditions 26 Memories from the past 27 Big Career In Uniform 28 New bullet trap to improve small arms safety 29 Kiwi Hero Saver Digger Mates 30 Drafting Guys Over 60 31 Blood Clots/Stroke Indicators 32 Remembrance Day 33 New direction for the RAA Historical Company 34 Taliban attack goes up in Smoke 35 Gunners target tigers 36 Travels in Asia 37 Darwin East Point Military Museum 39 The Soldier’s Priest 40 The largest gun ever built 41 RAA Association (Vic) Inc Corp Shop 42 Parade Card/Changing your address? See cut-out proforma 43 Current Postal Addresses All mail for the Association, except matters concerning Cascabel, should be addressed to: The Secretary RAA Association (Vic) Inc. 8 Alfada Street Caulfield South Vic. 3167 All mail for the Editor of Cascabel, including articles and letters submitted for publication, should be sent direct to: Alan Halbish 115 Kearney Drive Aspendale Gardens Vic 3195 (H) 9587 1676 [email protected] 2 CASCABEL Journal of the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION (VICTORIA) INCORPORATED ABN 22 850 898 908 FOUNDED: CASCABLE - English spelling. First AGM April 1978 ARTILLERY USE: First Cascabel July 1983 After 1800 AD, it became adjustable. The COL COMMANDANT: BRIG N Graham AM breech is closed in large calibres by a CASCABEL (E) screw, which is a solid block of forged PATRONS and VICE PATRONS: wrought iron, screwed into the breach coil until 1978 it pressed against the end of the steel tube. In Patron: LT GEN The Hon Sir Edmund Herring the smaller calibres, the A bore tube is carried KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, ED through to form the CASCABEL(E) Vice Patron: BRIG Sir William Hall KBE, DSO, ED *Ref: “Text Book on Fortification Etc”, Royal 1982 Military College, Sandhurst, by COL G. Philips, Patron: BRIG Sir William Hall KBE, DSO, ED RE, 4th Ed, Ch-1, P9, para 28,1884]. Vice Patron: MAJ GEN N. A. Vickery CBE, MC, ED [Source: COL Alan Mason, Vic, May 1993]. 1999 CASCABEL HISTORY: Patron: BRIG K. V. Rossi AM, OBE, RFD, ED Vice Patron: MAJ GEN J. D. Stevenson AO, CBE The name was put forward by the first editor, LTCOL Rob Gaw, and accepted because of its 2008 unique and obvious Artillery connection. Patron: BRIG K. V. Rossi AM, OBE, RFD, ED Vice Patron: ASSOC LOGO: Our Assoc Logo is the 1800 AD 9 Pdr Waterloo PRESIDENTS: Field Gun. Copy is taken from Device, Badge 1978 MAJ GEN N. A. Vickery CBE, MC, ED and Motto of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, as 1979 MAJ GEN J. M .McNeill OA, OBE, ED approved in l833, by HM King William IV. 1981 COL A. (Sandy) Mair ED LAPEL BADGE: 1984 MAJ P. S. (Norman) Whitelaw ED Copy of the left arm brass gilded gun once worn 1988 BRIG K. V. Rossi AM, OBE, RFD, ED by GUN SGTS above the chevrons on each arm. 1991 MAJ M. Taggart RFD, ED Brassards worn by IGs at North Head were 2004 MAJ N Hamer RFD embroidered with this insignia. Selected by MAJ JOURNAL NAME: Warren Barnard, 1984 Assoc Committee. CASCABEL - Spanish - Origin as small bell or Campanilla (pro: Kaskebell), spherical bell, knob like projection. 3 RAA Association (VIC) Inc CONTENTS AND SUBMISSIONS Committee The contents of CASCABEL Journal are President: MAJ Neil Hamer RFD determined by the editor. Articles or opinions of 9702 2100 authors & contributors are their own, and do not Vice President: Lt Col. Jason Cooke necessarily represent or reflect the official 9705 1155 position of the RAA Assn (Vic) Inc, Australian Immediate Past President: Army, the committee, the editor, staff or agents. MAJ Merv Taggart RFD, ED 9773 3730 Article style, clarity and conciseness remain the Secretary: Rachel Decker responsibility of the article owner or author. 9578 5205 Submissions for the May 2011 issue are required Assistant Secretary: MAJ Robin Smith RFD no later than 31 March 2011 unless otherwise 9435 6352 arranged with the Editor. Treasurer: SSGT Reg Morrell 9562 9552 COPYRIGHT (C) Members: RAA Association (Vic) Inc -2000 CAPT. Peter Wertheimer OAM, RFD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED LT. Tom Mc Lean ISSN 1322-6282 WO2 Lionel Foster MEMBERS & KINDRED SSGT Brian Cleeman ORGANISATIONS ADF & SSGT Ernie Paddon ACCREDITED RESEARCH: Cascabel Editor: WO2 Alan Halbish 9587 1676 Only Members, Kindred Organisations, ADF and Representatives: WO2 Lionel Foster accredited researchers, may copy without prior (10 Mdm Regt Assn) approval, ORIGINAL articles or items of interest, Honorary within this Journal, if the source and author are Auditor: Major David J Osborne acknowledged. Based on goodwill. Shepard Webster & O’Neill Pty Ltd Where the word “Copyright” or “(C)” appear with MUSEUM TRUST an article or where the material has been reproduced from a designated source, permission Curator: SSGT Brian Cleeman to copy should be sought from the Author or 9560 7116 Source given. VIC REGT CONTACTS COMMERCIAL USE/PRODUCTS & 2/10 Fd Regt 9526 4222 BOOKS 8 Chapel St St Kilda Apart from members/kindred organisations/ ADF and accredited research, no part of CASCABEL is 22 Fd Bty 8710 2407 to be reproduced or transmitted in any form or 65 Princes Hwy by any means, electronic or mechanical, including Dandenong South photocopying or recording by any storage or retrieval system without written permission from 38 Fd Bty 5221 7666 the RAA Assn (Vic) Inc, the authors or the Myers St referenced source. Reproduction in any manner Geelong in whole or part in English or any other language is prohibited. 4 The President MEMBERSHIP REPORT Writes Current Membership as at 3 Dec 11 The start of another year. Life Members 201 (199) By the time you read this article Christmas and Annual Members 46 (49) New Year will have been and gone. Nevertheless, Senior Annual Members 13 (16) I extend to you a belated Season’s Greetings. Affiliates 34 (35) The Annual General Meeting went off with its usual “bang”. There are no changes to the Others (CO/CI, Messes, etc.) 12 (12) Committee, Cascabel Editor and Auditor. I thank the members who again took on the task of Libraries 5 (5) managing the Association on your behalf. RSL’s 2 (2) When you get to read the Parade Card on the last Total 313 (318) page of this magazine you will note that we have made some changes to the dates of some of the New Members usual activities. We welcome: The Gunner Dinner has been moved to October Capt R F (Reed) Powney, Life Member and to – hopefully – get some better weather, but mainly to help spread our activities throughout Cpl G D (Graeme) Vaux, Annual Member the year. to the Association The RAA Luncheon will again be held in March. Vale Church Parade has been moved to coincide with It is with regret that we note the passing of: 2/10 St Barbara’s Day and family day in early Capt Doug Weir (joined Sep 95), December. WO2 Brian Hutchinson (joined Aug 88), The Annual Golf Day was held at the Berwick Sgt Igor Erimin (joined May 88), Montuna Golf Club. This was our ninth year. It Sgt Neil Morgan (joined Jul 87) and was won by LtCol Jason Cooke. I am not sure Gnr Leslie Harris (joined Nov 02). whether this means that he is a good golfer, or The usual reminder about the proforma on the the rest of the field was a bit ordinary. I think it is last page below the Parade Card. the former as I was a member of the field. Congratulations Jason, we look forward to you If you have not already done so, it would be defending your title in November this year. appreciated if you would provide the information We have about 110 members on our email requested so that our files can be kept up to contact list. Please do not forget to notify me if date. This proforma should also be used to notify you change your email address, as some people us of any changes in the future. It would also appear to do with great regularity, so that you help if you could provide any information about stay informed about the Association. your occupation, achievements and other service I look forward to seeing you at the next to the community. Association function. Neil Hamer Contact: Telephone: 9702 2100 Regards to all MAJ (Retd) 0419 533 067 Neil Hamer Membership Co-ordinator MAJ (Retd) Email: [email protected] 5 From the Colonel Commandant In previous editions of Cascabel, I have advised you that changes are underway in the RAA Historical Company (RAAHC). In recent years this organization, which had its origin in the original RAA Historical Society, focused its support on the Australian Army Artillery Museum (AAAM) at North Fort in Sydney.
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