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Saturday 21 November 2009 The formal highlight of our social calendar – the annual commemoration of the Battle of Cambrai was celebrated at the School of Armour Officers/Sergeants Mess on Saturday 21 November. Keldie Hall was the venue that saw 81 members and guests enjoy an evening of memories rekindled, fellowship and camaraderie.The 92nd anniversary of the battle was celebrated with a forthright and thought provoking address by Major General Orme on the challenges facing all ex service organisations in maintaining the linkages between associations and the currently serving and future members.Our treasured World War II comrades from Sydney made the pilgrimage again and honoured the memory of their mates with their traditional Memorial Service in the Tank Museum’s WWII Armoured Memorial. The service was particularly poignant this year with the playing of the Last Post and Rouse by Musn John Mansfield of 4/19 PWLH.The text above is from the December edition of TRACK. Images by Dave White, uploaded the night of the dinner.
The dinner was a great success and having been to many I can say
that this was one of the best. The meal was terrific, creamy potato soup to start and I had
delicious turkey for main.....sweets looked good, unfortunately
The guest speaker was
Major
General Craig Orme, AM, CSC & his speech was terrific.... not only because
he joined the army in the same
Members of the corp (present at the dinner) who served valiantly
in world war two were mentioned several times by speakers who
The following members and guests enjoyed the 2009 Cambrai Dinner….. Daryl Pinner Paddy Devine John Paterson Peter Branagan Tony Crook Steve Bird Peter Still Ivan Maher Graeme Millington Maj Gen Craig Orme Joe Ludeman Edwin Plastow Godfrey Camenzuli Bob Day Andrew Clark Alan Spenceley John Brooker Angus MacEwan Basil Tiligadis Trevor Watts Greg Shepherd Roger Symons Simon Williams Vin Brennan Kev Hunter Paul Sudul Gavin Vigar Dal Crocker Stuart McDiarmid Fred Coucher Roger Bicheno Bob Dacey Josh Gay Michael van Poeteren Jim Squires Rod Jones Martin Craze Bob Stenhouse Lindsay Christensen Tony Peart David Finlayson Gary Simmons Tom James David White Jim DeFrancesco John Baker Rod Westgarth Rocky Gerzina Ron Hogan John Burke John Mitchell Peter Martin Bob Neate Bill Turner John Kinton Tom Murphy Gordon Hunt John Mansfield Graeme Perkins Mike Cecil Michael Annett Bob Leonard Brian Coward Kevin Austin Bob Bourke Andrew Zsolt Alan Barnham Graham Wright Ian Tregenza Geoff Morris John Hopkins Brian Webb Doug Spinney Stan Rydel Peter Duncombe John Baines Dr. David Holloway Chris Morris Gordon Hastie Bill Maynard Werner Golla
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CAMBRAI DAY COMMEMORATION DINNER
2009
