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HMAS LEEUWIN 1960 - 1984.
HMAS CERBERUS 1963-65
Invitation
Fifty years of Junior Recruits - Reunion
To be held in Western Australia
July 2010
Fifty years of Junior Recruits - Reunion
To be held in Western Australia
July 2010
A group of like-minded men have taken up the challenge and formed a
committee to ensure that a reunion is held at Leeuwin Barracks
(HMAS Leeuwin) in the West, to recognise this major occasion :–
The 50th Anniversary of the commencement
Junior Recruits Training Scheme (13th July 1960).
Junior Recruits Training Scheme (13th July 1960).
This invitation is extended to all JR’s of all Intakes, from HMAS
LEEUWIN AND HMAS CERBERUS, Divisional Staff, Academic
Instructors and Office Staff.
Since the Junior Recruit Training Scheme started, in excess of 13,000
JR’s took up the challenge and were trained both at Leeuwin and
Cerberus. Many continued on and were promoted through the system
to Petty Officers, Chief Petty Officers, Warrant Officers, General and
Special Duties List Officers. Of those who joined, 12,074 graduated.
We are starting this project now to give everyone plenty of time to
organise and plan their holidays around this very special and once in a
lifetime event. We are all now part of a special group of men in Naval
history and the committee invites you to share in this celebration.
The committee envisages this to be a three to five day event that will
give everyone a good chance to catch up with “old oppos”. Apart from
the Registration function and a Gala celebration function on the 13th, a
recouperative function the following day, there will be a range of other
activities to choose from.
(TBA in future newsletters and "program" section)
To enable us to proceed in a professional manner, we need your support
by sending us a $10 per person registration fee.
This will cover the cost of the website, postage and other administrative
costs. This form is under Registration Details. If you wish to make a
donation to the memorial, you may do so on this form and that money
will be transferred to the memorial committee.
We would appreciate the completion of this form and ask you to return it
ASAP. Obviously, the bigger the number of attendees then the bigger
and better the functions will be. We hope you will be attending this very
special event.
A memorial, as a tribute to all Junior Recruits, is scheduled to be
unveiled at Leeuwin Barracks on 13th July 2010 – the exact 50th
Anniversary. This memorial project is being co-coordinated by a separate
committee headed by Ken Dobbie.
All details of this memorial can be seen within
'Memorial Details' on this website.
If you wish to make a donation to the memorial please do
so via their own banking facilities:
LEEUWIN AND HMAS CERBERUS, Divisional Staff, Academic
Instructors and Office Staff.
Since the Junior Recruit Training Scheme started, in excess of 13,000
JR’s took up the challenge and were trained both at Leeuwin and
Cerberus. Many continued on and were promoted through the system
to Petty Officers, Chief Petty Officers, Warrant Officers, General and
Special Duties List Officers. Of those who joined, 12,074 graduated.
We are starting this project now to give everyone plenty of time to
organise and plan their holidays around this very special and once in a
lifetime event. We are all now part of a special group of men in Naval
history and the committee invites you to share in this celebration.
The committee envisages this to be a three to five day event that will
give everyone a good chance to catch up with “old oppos”. Apart from
the Registration function and a Gala celebration function on the 13th, a
recouperative function the following day, there will be a range of other
activities to choose from.
(TBA in future newsletters and "program" section)
To enable us to proceed in a professional manner, we need your support
by sending us a $10 per person registration fee.
This will cover the cost of the website, postage and other administrative
costs. This form is under Registration Details. If you wish to make a
donation to the memorial, you may do so on this form and that money
will be transferred to the memorial committee.
We would appreciate the completion of this form and ask you to return it
ASAP. Obviously, the bigger the number of attendees then the bigger
and better the functions will be. We hope you will be attending this very
special event.
A memorial, as a tribute to all Junior Recruits, is scheduled to be
unveiled at Leeuwin Barracks on 13th July 2010 – the exact 50th
Anniversary. This memorial project is being co-coordinated by a separate
committee headed by Ken Dobbie.
All details of this memorial can be seen within
'Memorial Details' on this website.
If you wish to make a donation to the memorial please do
so via their own banking facilities:
The Devonport branch of Westpac. The account name is the
“Junior Recruit Memorial Fund Inc.”
(BSB 037 604 Account 227 096)
“Junior Recruit Memorial Fund Inc.”
(BSB 037 604 Account 227 096)
Kind regards, Your committee; Trevor Cangemi, Secretary - 0412 923 372 email; Alan Rodgers, Treasurer & Website Manager - 0416 096 841 - email: Can also be contacted on Skype - using - oldrecruit
Ian Dunn, Promotions. - 0422 514 982 email Jolly Jack
Obviously an ex JR.
Obviously an ex JR.
JR websites.
Webmasters are reqested to distribute information to their members
QANTAS Airways Limited
We are very pleased to announce that QANTAS has come onboard with a view to providing assistance with flights from the eastern states to Western Australia for our reunion.
I will place a link to their site approximately June 2009.
We sincerly thank the QANTAS Executive Management team for their kind and generous support
I will place a link to their site approximately June 2009.
We sincerly thank the QANTAS Executive Management team for their kind and generous support
Details correct as at
2nd July 2009
Please see links as listed below.
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