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Meet your Committee and the Patron's Medal

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  PATRON
  MAJ GEN J. Pearn, AO, RFD

Your Committee
Picture2005 to present





The President - Phil Ainsworth

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  Vice President - Bob Collins
  Harim Tok Tok Editor

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Secretary - Colin Gould MBE

Honorary Solicitor - Craig Ray
Chaplain - Ron MacDonald

Treasurer - Kieran Nelson
Museum Curator - Paul Brown
Assistant Museum Curator - Colin Gould MBE

Welfare Officer - Paul Brown
Peter Rogers DFC
Douglas Ng
Tony Boulter
Mike Griffin
Peter Rogers (the younger)
​Mal Zimmerman



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PATRON'S MEDAL
 
Maj Gen John Pearn AO RFD, the Patron of the NGVR & PNGVR Association, presented his specially minted Patron's Medal to each of the executive members at the committee meeting of the Association on the 19th Jan 2013, held in the Military Museum at Wacol, Brisbane.  Gen Pearn said that the award is a tribute to those who have rendered exceptional service to the Association, or promoted its aims in an exceptional way. 
 
It was instituted to honour the gallant service of the soldiers of NGVR on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of their first operational service in WW2 – 1942 was the year of NGVR.
 
Those who received the medals were struck by the unexpected and unusual recognition of their many years of service to the Association and the generosity of their Patron.
 
The medals were presented to Phil Ainsworth, Bob Collins, Colin Gould, ouglas Ng, John Holland, Paul Brown, Bruce Crawford, Jesse Chee, Mal Zimmerman, Mike Griffin, Tom Dowling, Tony Boulter, Leigh Eastwood and Barry Wright.
 
The obverse of the medal portrays the Association's badge and motto, which was the badge and motto of PNGVR, while the reverse depicts the national Bird of Paradise symbol of PNG with the southern cross on each side surrounded by the objectives of the former and a latin phrase which, freely translates as “The preservation and promotion of their heritage is out duty.
 
At the Association's AGM in 2013 two further medals were awarded to Rudy Buckley for his long support of the Association and the Museum and to Bob Harvey-Hall for his efforts in producing the History of PNGVR. 
 
At the AGM in 2014 medals were awarded to Norm Mundy for his efforts in establishing the Association  and to John Mudge, a previous Joint Vice President for his efforts whilst a resident of PNG in having the Association awarded PNG medals and hosting various Committee members on their visits to PNG.

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PATRON'S  MEDAL - RECIPIENTS

2013  Mr P Ainsworth
2013  Mr B Collins
2013  Mr C Gould, MBE
2013  Mr D Ng
2013  Mr J Holland
2013  Mr P Brown
2013  Mr T Dowling
2013  Mr J Chee
2013  Mr L Eastwood
2013  Mr M Zimmermann
2013   Mr M Griffin
2013  Mr B Crawford
2013  Mr T Boulter
2013  Mr B Wright
2013  Mr B Harvey-Hall
2013  Mr R Buckley
2014  Mr J Mudge
2014  Mr N Mundy      
2015  Maj Peter Rogers, DFC
2015  Mr Bill McGrath
2016  Mr Kieran Nelson
2016  Mrs Jessica Harrington
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16  Mr Trevor Connell
2017   Mr. John Batze
2017   Colonel M Pears MC (Retd)
2017   Mrs Fran Ng
2018   Mr Peter Rogers
2018   Mrs Patricia Gould
2018  Mr John  Winterbotham.
2020  Mrs Andrea Williams
2021  Mrs Sylvia McNeilly
2021  Chaplain Ron MacDonald
2023  Mr Craig Rae (Hon Solicitor)
2023  Mr Steve Milner (NAASQ or maintenance of grounds)
2023  Mrs Robin Milner


 
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Doug Ng, John Holland, Maj Gen John Pearn AO. RFD., Phil Ainsworth at the Committee Meeting where Maj Gen Pearn first presented the Patron's Medal.
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