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 2010
Christchurch 1989
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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Waiouru November 1994
Bill Paki was one of around 85 veterans and partners who assembled at the WO/Sgts Mess in ATG Waiouru for the 2nd reunion of W3 Coy.Coy HQ [Mullen]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

programme here

 

Support Coy - Mortars & Pioneers [Mullen]

1Pl and attachments [Mullen]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Pl and attachments [Mullen]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the reunion contingent Sunday morning following the memorial service outside Waiouru Camp HQ [Mullen]

memorial service parade Sunday [Mullen]
"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

  W3 Company RNZIR 40th Anniversary Reunion
Christchurch Friday 19 to Monday 22 November 2010
 programme, updates, registration and attendance detail at this link

Reunion photos are here

 

post-Vietnam [a random selection...]

webmaster [right] as parade adjutant handing parade over to CO [his former company commander in 1970] - Dieppe Barracks Singapore late 1976 or early 1977 [Young]

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