Whose Name We Share

92 Farewelling the Marines in 2021 was an emotional affair and was observed over the Gunners Dinner event, which sat almost 300 people. The Gunners Dinner is a recurring event that has entertained gunners both ADF and MRF-D throughout the years, but 2021 was significant for its use of clever humour, raucous proceedings and an evening filled with laughter. A pseudo- formal event, the Gunner’s Dinner encourages fun and enriches the evening with various fines or punishments. It then ends on a solemn note as a single table draped in a black tablecloth is revealed, representing those that couldn’t dine with the gunners present. It’s a sobering experience, to commemorate the dead and to acknowledge previous service. It is then proceeded by a toast to each and every battle and then to each and every mate in attendance. A reminder of the friendship between us. Figure 48 BC MAJ S Watts receives the Mike Battery hammer.