Welcome to members and guests to the 2023 AGM and Reunion Luncheon.
The Highlight for the Association these past few months was the successful application for funding under the Saluting Their Service Commonwealth Grants Program 2022-23, to enable the Association to migrate the web site from the existing Content Management System, which will not be supported beyond August 2023. In October 2022, and on behalf of the Committee, Colin Bragg and David McDonald applied for a Grant of $10,000 through the Community Grants Hub. A very time consuming, lengthy and comprehensive application, and ultimately successful, was submitted. Congratulations on the fine achievement by Colin and David with the full support and assistance of the Committee. Grant Funds were accepted and approved by The Hon Matt Keogh MP (Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister for Defence Personnel) in January this year, and will be managed by the Community Grants Hub. The Grant of $10,000 was deposited in the Association’s bank account in February 2023.
THE 2ND/3RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ROLL OF MEMBERS
This Roll has been compiled from the original hand written Enlistment Rolls, Attached Personnel Rolls, Reinforcement Rolls, the Nominal Roll contained as an appendix in the Regiment History "On Target" and other information provided to the Honorary Secretary. See “The Regimental Roll” for details of the process undertaken in establishing the Roll of the 1,935 Service members of the Regiment
2/3rd POW's Who Escaped To Switzerland (By Date Of Entry Into Switzerland)
Code
VX
Surname
Given Names
Date In
Date Out
1
V
VX28006
Farrow
Cyril Douglas
21/09/43
22/09/44
2
V
VX32689
Farrow
Claude Ernest
21/09/43
22/06/44
3
V
VX37549
Armitage
Leo Roger
21/09/43
23/09/44
4
V
VX32109
Sparnon
Ernest Charles
24/09/43
23/09/44
5
V
VX31219
Grieve
Henry William
25/09/43
23/09/44
6
V
VX37657
Simpson
Lewis Murray
25/09/43
23/09/44
7
V
VX47792
Clifford
Thomas Charles
25/09/43
23/09/44
8
V
VX45906
Corke
Neil Hartley
27/09/43
21/10/44
9
V
VX32728
Preiser
Ernst Baden
6/10/43
23/03/44
10
V
VX32995
Russell
Thomas Watson
6/10/43
23/03/44
11
V
VX47958
Waller
William Francis
6/10/43
23/09/44
12
V
VX21603
Colson
Norman W. C.
7/10/43
22/09/44
13
V
VX32489
Caffrey
Arthur Joseph
7/10/43
22/09/44
14
V
VX44067
Inglis
William Turnbull "Ned"
7/10/43
23/09/44
15
V
VX21596
Brown
Sydney Eric
22/11/43
22/09/44
16
V
VX28382
Lucas
Harold Rupert
24/11/43
23/09/44
17
V
VX32516
Griffiths
Alfred William
1/12/43
22/09/44
18
V
VX47878
Crofts
Gordon Simpson
1/12/43
22/09/44
19
V
VX47992
Richardson
William John
1/12/43
22/09/44
Compiled as an extract of the full list prepared by Bill Rudd of those Australian servicemen who escaped into Switzerland during WW2. Most escapees were from Italian prison camps.
THE 2ND/3RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ROLL OF MEMBERS
This Roll was compiled from the original hand written Enlistment Rolls, Attached Personnel Rolls, Reinforcement Rolls, the Nominal Roll contained as an appendix in the Regiment History "On Target" and other information provided to the Honorary Secretary. See "The Regimental Roll" for details of the process undertaken in establishing the Roll of the 1,935 Service members of the Regiment.
Regiment Members
