RNZN CRUISER, LOCH CLASS FRIGATE & LACHLAN COMBINED REUNION

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RNZN CRUISER, LOCH CLASS FRIGATE & LACHLAN COMBINED REUNION will be held in DUNEDIN at EASTER WEEKEND (Fri.21st. to Mon. 24th. March.2008)

Dunedin Branch Ex-Royal Navalmens Association looks forward to hosting shipmates back down South to our city.
Contact Bill (Shape) Mulhall, P.O.Box 10-071, Helensburgh, Dunedin. Ph (03) 4763054 Fax (03) 4763064
E-Mail:- wmulhall@hotmail.com

[JamesD]

 :)Hi - Jim Dell here, speaking on behalf of the committee. The Combined Ships Reunion held in Dunedin over the Easter Weekend of 2008, went very well. It started off with registrations at the Dunedin RSA/RN Association/United club rooms on Easter Friday. Saturday saw the majority of the veterans heading off on three different mystery bus trips, culminating in a dine and dance at a Dunedin venue later in the day. Sunday was a day of remembrance, starting with a march from the Dunedin Railway Station and ending up at the RNZNVR headquarters, HMNZS Toroa. Here, we had a church service, followed by "Up Spirits" and the official photos. The weekend finished off on the Monday with some of the Veterans taking the Taieri Gorge rail trip to Middlemarch. Interesting to note that some of the veterans were in their 90's, some of whom had served on HMNZ ships Achilles, Leander, Arabis and Gambia. A great weekend.

Pics below - former CPORS John Bullock and former LME Bill (Shape) Mulhall

[JamesD]

Unofficial photos can be seen here http://groups.msn.com/RNZNCA/shoreestablishments.msnw?Page=5

[JamesD]

Official reunion photos accessible through here http://nznavy.bravehost.com/Reunion.html

Cheers
Jim