Dear Fellow Gunners,

A few notable dates in Australian Artillery history occur in September each year.

More broadly, the idea of an Australian Artillery Calendar for serving and retired Gunners has been on agendas for decades. Is its time right?

Attached is a March 2026 and 'February 2026 Calendar'' that simply draws on dates summarised in appendices in the RAAHC publication Action! Action! Action! A Short History of the Employment of Australian Artillery 1871-2021 (the appendices include about 80 notable dates).

This calendar is constructed based on a ‘by diary day’ method for the month of September and emphasises the anniversary in years (e.g. School of Artillery'.

• There are many other dates of importance (battles, operational deployment, origins, introduction of a new operational capability etc.) that can be added over time.
• Suggestions will be welcome as long as they are supported by evidence.
• The raising dates of many artillery units on the current orbat were not included in the succinct Action! Action! Action!
• The challenge is to build sufficient interest to grow the ‘Calendar’ over several years.

It is planned to issue a basic Calendar for twelve months and gauge reactions. If feedback and contributions are sufficiently positive we will attempt to assemble a few volunteer members to manage the ‘Calendar’.

If you would like to volunteer to join the potential ‘Calendar Team’ please email me.

The Australian Artillery Association will hold it's 2026 Annual General meeting on Friday 17th April 2026 commencing at 1400 hours.

Full details and applicable documentation for the Australian Artillery Association Inc Annual General Meeting can be viewed using the link below:

AGM 2026

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The Australian Artillery Association Inc has now existed for in excess of 18 years.   Over that time we have achieved a great deal supporting the Regiment, the Regiments and the Batteries to varying degrees.

In all that time we have achieved these things without the need for Membership Fees, something we are very proud of.

Please consider helping us, by way of a donation, to continue supporting the Regiment and most importantly maintaining a vibrant and up to date website to keep you all well informed.

Major General (Retd) Mick Crane CSC and Bar AM has published an update on the Royal Australian Artillery National Memorial Project 2027 on 25th February 2026.

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The RAA extends its sincere gratitude to Daimien Patterson and Integrity Property Investment for the significant and extremely generous donation to the RAA National Memorial extension project. The support from the across the RAA community for this important project has been fantastic and is essential to ensure the Memorial continues to reflect and commemorate the service and sacrifice of all Gunners connecting our past, present and future.

At the low key ceremony with the HOR and RCC at the Memorial Daimien said, "I am extremely proud of the time I served in the RAA. The lessons, experience and skills I gained as a Gunner have proved extremely valuable both in business and when dealing with many of life's challenges. So it made sense that I donated to this important project".