Sunbury RSL Sub Branch in Sunbury, Victoria | Community organisation

Sunbury RSL Sub Branch

Locality: Sunbury, Victoria

Phone: 97444404

Address: Stawell St 3429 Sunbury, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.sunburyrsl.com.au

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25.01.2022 The Sub -Branch will be conducting a basic Remembrance Day service and wreath laying ceremony starting at 10.45am on Wednesday 11th. The Club rooms will not be not be open at this time, seating will not be provided and social distancing must be observed. Individuals are welcome to lay a wreath. Please be aware of current Covid19 rules on public gatherings.

24.01.2022 #OTD Opening shots of the Battle of Long Tan At 0243 on the 17th of August 1966, the Vietcong launched an artillery strike on the Australian position at Nui D...at. This bombardment marked the opening shots of one of the defining battles of Australian Military History the Battle of Long Tan. By August 1966, the Australian position at Nui Dat was only three months old. Concerned at the establishment of such a strong Australian presence in their midst, the Vietcong decided to take early offensive action to remove the Australian presence from the area. In the early hours of the 17th, the Vietcong fired over 100 rounds from several 82mm mortars, 75mm recoilless rifles and an old Japanese 70mm howitzer in a bombardment that lasted 22 minutes. Numerous vehicles and equipment were damaged, and 24 men were wounded, one of whom later died. Despite coming under fire, the 1st Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery quickly commenced counter-battery fire at 0250, just seven minutes after the attack was launched. After plotting the likely enemy position, the Regiment fired a total of 240 rounds on the enemy position from 24 guns and the mortaring ceased. After the Vietcong barrage, the defenders stood to expecting a further assault but none came. Searches of the area later that day located the mortar sites, but found no bodies. Although the Australians had withstood the first attack with only minor injuries, worse was yet to come On the 18th, the Vietcong would launch another attack in force. Image: Members of 101 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, operating "D" Delta 105 mm L5 Pack Howitzer at Nui Dat, 1966. The four shirtless gunners are firing from a weapon pit surrounded by corrugated iron and reinforced with sandbags. Identified are: 1731284 Gunner (Gnr) Barry Faulkner; 215074 Bombardier (Bdr) Trevor Madeley, operating the gun's breech after firing; 4410891 Gunner (Gnr) David Vonbertough, carrying a ranging disc to determine the charge and range to be used in fire support; and 13538 Sergeant (Sgt) Allan Grice. The numbers and arrows marked on the corrugated wall are direction finders in milliradians. Note: This image was coloured by AI. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

22.01.2022 VIETNAM VETERANS DAY.... This Tuesday!...Lest We Forget

19.01.2022 A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Robert (Bob) Bond will be held at St Andrew's Uniting Church in Sunbury at 12.30pm this Thursday, 8th Oct. Further info on their F B page. RSL members will receive an email re the event.

15.01.2022 Time for a little humour, goodness knows we need some!

15.01.2022 GOOD NEWS! The Social rooms will re open on Wed 9th Dec at 1pm. Members will be required to scan a QR Code on their smart phones or sign in and out in a register. Max 17 members at any time and ALL MUST BE SEATED.

14.01.2022 Vale... Dorothy Grubb. Phil Morgan will represent the RSL at her funeral. Condolences to her family.

14.01.2022 TOMORROW at 11am.

14.01.2022 Remembering our Police Department brothers and sisters.

11.01.2022 OK. So this is old and in England but is an amazing display of flying and I am posting for our Raafies, because they miss out on a lot and deserve a treat now and then!

10.01.2022 A little late for the weekend but perhaps more in keeping with our current situation.

06.01.2022 The Unknown Soldier.

06.01.2022 Just over 20 years ago, on September 20, 1999, an Australian led, multinational peacemaking mission known as INTERFET (The International Force East Timor) helpe...d to bring peace and stability to East Timor after years of unrest. In the days leading up to the INTERFET deployment, the Chief of the Defence Force at the time, Admiral Chris Barrie, said INTERFET would be ‘the most significant military undertaking we [Australia] have had since World War Two.’ To help commemorate this significant anniversary, RSL Victoria has published seven stories from servicemen and women, civilians and journalists who were in East Timor during INTERFET. Their stories are ones of service, resilience and hope. We encourage all of our followers to click this link: http://interfet.rslvic.com.au/ and explore our commemorative feature on INTERFET. Image Courtesy: Australian Defence Force. #INTERFET21

04.01.2022 VALE... Robert Bond. It is with a heavy heart I have to announce the passing of Bob Bond earlier today. Bob was a well respected member of the Wednesday arvo boys and and he and wife Pat regular attendees at our social functions. Bob will be sadly missed by all his mates and we send our condolences to Pat and family at this difficult time. RIP.

01.01.2022 A familiar sound to many of our members.