AGM 2003.
Greetings. On Saturday the 23 August 2003, the Association hosted its 14th Annual General Meeting at the Long Tan Sergeants Mess at Gallipoli Barracks ( formally Enoggera Barracks) in Brisbane.
Thirty-five members and guests were made most welcome by the staff of the Sergeants Mess, who excelled in providing a well laid table of hot and cold tasty dishes including sweet kai. The Mess environment and collection of Mess silver and other military displays provides us with an excellent facility for our annual meeting & reunion buffet.
Our thanks to the Mess President & members for allowing us access to their Mess.
A Committee of thirteen was elected for 2003/4:-
- President.- Colonel Harry Green, MBE, ED, - Senior Vice President - Tom Lega MM. -- Junior V-President- John Mudge, MBE
- Secretary - Colin Gould
- Treasurer - Bob Collins
- Members Reps:- Joe Fisk & Norm Mundy
- Welfare Officer- Paul Brown
- A/Historic Officer:- Tom Dowling
Hon. Solicitor.- Bruce Crawford, OAM
Media/ PR Officer- Phil Ainsworth, B.Econ.
Historic Officer- John Holland
Projects Officer.- Barry Wright
Each year members at the AGM award ‘Life Membership’ to a member of the Association. This year, I am pleased to announce that our long serving Secretary, Colin Gould, has been awarded Life Membership of the Association in recognition of his dedication and service. Congratulations Mr Secretary. Colin joins nine other members in this category:- Brig. Ian Hunter. CVO.AM.MBE.ED; Colonel Mai Bishop, MM; Colonel Harry Green, MBE,ED; Lt Col., Peter Grimshaw, OAM,MBE (deceased); Major Bill Kelly, MBE, ED; Major Peter Rogers, DFC; Major Col Lee, MBE; WO 2 Terry Egan, DCM; and W01 Joe Fisk, RFM.EM.
Tom Lega MM (NGVR/ANGAU) and Peter Harbeck.
Peter is examining a framed copy of Tom's Patrol Report from 1944 for which he was awarded the Military Medal.
Bob Collins had found this original report in another document that year. It had been misfiled. Bob had it framed under 100 year glass and presented it to Tom at the AGM. It had been written in indelible ink whilst Tom was in Hospital in Madang recovering from a grenade shrapnel wound above his eye.
Peter is examining a framed copy of Tom's Patrol Report from 1944 for which he was awarded the Military Medal.
Bob Collins had found this original report in another document that year. It had been misfiled. Bob had it framed under 100 year glass and presented it to Tom at the AGM. It had been written in indelible ink whilst Tom was in Hospital in Madang recovering from a grenade shrapnel wound above his eye.
Harry Green MBE, Peter Liu OAM, Ralph Seeto, Bob Collins.
Brian Jones, Bill Kelly, Bruce Johnson.
Barry Wright and Bob Collins.
Dave Harris getting his excellent meal.
Bruce Johnson, Barry Wright, Bruce Crawford, ?, ?, ?, Allan Booth, Harvey Booth.
Around the table - Phil Ainsworth, ?, Tom Richman, one of the Long Tan Mess staff, Kel Williams, Mike Griffin. Paul Brown in background.
Simon Hui, Les McAndrew.
Paul Brown, Neale Rooney
