W3 Company - Photo History

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reunions

Shakespeare's Henry V:  We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother
Christchurch 1989   Waiouru 1994   Wellington 1998       Linton 2005      Tribute08
Christchurch Reunion
EVSA had a renuion in Christchurch Labour Weekend 1989, the W3 vets gathered as a subunit of the main event. Missing from the photo are Campbell, Gorman & Kenyon. Danny Campbell broke an arm/leg a couple of days earlier while attempting the Burnham Camp assault course - he was trying to emulate the folk on a TV programme that used that particular course!

King Edward Barracks - 22 October 1989
back:   Harris LH   McLeod  Goodman  Barrott  Pont   Nissen   Preston   Lee   Brooker   Dunlea   Whatarangi
middle: Spence   Cameron   McKenzie   Bennett   Brown P   Hosie   Leatham   King   Ure   Harris PB
front:   Stead   Anderson   Blair   Upton   Brown J   Torrance    Mackintosh   Cutler   Toheriri   Taepa

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"Parade 98 Vietnam Remembered"
Parade 98 - Vietnam Remembered photo of W3 personnel & families on the steps of Parliament Wellington. This was the only time Vietnam veterans were ever formally able to parade in New Zealand

1 June 1998   Parliament Steps   Wellington

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Linton Reunion - 11-13 March 2005

V4 and W3 Company's held a combined reunion at Palmerston North RSA & were hosted by 1RNZIR at its Linton
base where there was an opportunity to see current equipment including the new NZLAVs [pictured].
Bruce Young [front], Bob Upton & Fred King [talking rear left] [Cutler] NZLAV with visitors [Cutler]
John Nicholle [under beret] [Torrance] ?? & John Nicolle [front] Sammy Sampson [rear right], ?? [next to Sammy] [Torrance]
?? [left], Ginge Philip & Geoff Dixon [V4] [Torrance] Peter Brown & Rex Ryan [Torrance]
?? [left], Dave Gundersen & George Preston [Torrance] the Reunion presented CO 1RNZIR with a cheque for $1000 to assist renovate the battalion history room. Shown is CO 1RNZIR with Brigadier Torrance [Torrance]
W3 contingent formed up in Palmerston North Square for combined V4/W3 memorial service - one flag is carried for each veteran killed in Vietnam. Upton, ?? Clifford, Torrance
Denny King as parade marshall Bob Upton in front, Sammy Sampson in rear
wreath bearers - Quinn Rhoda V4 & John Nicholle W3 memorial service photos courtesy V4 website

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post-Vietnam [a random selection...]

webmaster [right] as parade adjutant handing parade over to CO [his former company commander in 1970 - Dieppe Barracks Singapore probably early 1977 [Young]