March RSL Monthly Newsletter

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Angeles City Sub Branch Philippines www.rslangelescity.com

www.facebook.com/rslacity ‘Lest We Forget’

Clubhouse: Ponderosa Hotel President Vice Presidents Secretary Treasurer Editor

James Curtis-Smith Greg Mann Bob Barnes Dallas Drake Ron Parrott

Email address’:

Larry Smith

president@rslangelescity.com

secretary@rslangelescity.com treasurer@rslangelescity.com editor@rslangelescity.com

NEWSLETTER # 72 * March 2013 PRESIDENT’S REPORT – March 2013 A short report this month.

First, on our Children’s Medical Missions. From the last week in March until mid June, the universities, from whom we are supported with the attendance of nurses from the Colleges of Nursing, will be on their annual long summer break.

This means that we have no choice but to postpone our missions for April, May and June. Our next mission will be in July.

Our community service however continues. The provision of, and fitting of hearing aids program, in conjunction with the Lions Club of Perth, Henson Hearing Clinic and the Clark Centennial Rotary Club is fully booked for the next month.

The Sub Branch this month also donated Php120,000.00 (about AUD$3,000.00) to Mabalacat and Clark Centennial Rotary Clubs who are part of Gift of Life program in conjunction with Rotary Club of India. This program provides free surgery and post operative care, in India, for children with terminal congenital heart disease. Children with this disease

2 pass away before reaching 14 years old. The funds provided by us will be totally applied to cover transportation, travel documents and arrangements for two children from this area whose families have not the means to otherwise have the operation performed. A child is first screened, proposed and accepted by surgeons in India for the operation. At our last meeting we were privileged to have the two Presidents from the Rotary Clubs visit us with children who have benefited already from the operation (and who are now as fit as any normal child) and the two children who are to leave for India within the next month or so for the operation, courtesy of our donation.

ANZAC Day (April 25) is approaching and as in the past this Sub Branch will honour the memory of the fallen in all wars, and from any country, at our Remembrance Service at Clark War Cemetery, commencing at 7.00am on that day. The service will be followed by a good day in traditional form at the Swagman Hotel. Despite the RSL being requested by government in Australia “to tone down RSL day for fear of upsetting ethnic minorities in Australia� (??), we hope to celebrate the occasion even bigger and better than in past years. I look forward for as many as possible to attend.

Finally the condolences of the Sub Branch to the families and friends of two of our members, Alan Marshall and Brian Rae, who passed away on the 18th March and 20th March respectively JAMES CURTIS-SMITH President

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS aboard the following new members: William LaValley (A/C) * Gavin Houston (NT) * Aaron Goodman (A/C) * Robert Goodman (A/C) * Roderick Robertson (A/C) * Christopher Reid (A/C) * Frank Done (Romlon PI) * Arthur Simpson (A/C) * William Scruggs Jr. (A/C) * Maxwell Richards (QLD) * Don McKay (A/C) * WELCOME Back: David Birrell (Tarlac Phils) WW2 Service member MAX MCDADE aged 89 has been given a complimentary membership.

COMPLIMENTARY = SUB BRANCH PAYS SUBS Note. Victoria Branch is still experiencing a small difficulty in development of the new card system.

This involves producing a card with five years validity with members details on a magnetic strip.

Apparently, these cards will not print if a date of birth (D.O.B.) is not shown. This is one reason causing the problems with distribution. Not long now though. Ed

DATES TO REMEMBER IN THE PHILIPPINES Anniversary Dates to remember in the Philippines.

Jan 9th Lingayen Liberation landing 1945 April 9th Death March Capas Camp O'Donnell April 25th Anzac Day May 27th USA Memorial Day July 1st Monevideo Maru Sinking 1942 August 18th Vietnam Veterans Day October 20th Leyte Landings 1944 November 11th Aristice Day December 15th Mindoro Is. Kamikazi attack RAAF 1944

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RSL EVENTS SCHEDULE

 Weekly CHARITY Raffle NOW EVERY Wednesday at Emotions Nite Club at 6.00 PM. Phillies Sports & Grill Raffle every Saturday at 6.00 PM. 

Brass Knob every Sunday 3.00PM 

Tuesday 2ND APRIL 1.30 PM... COMMITTEE Meeting Ponderosa * Social Tuesday 2.00pm PONDEROSA 4.00pm FRIENDS * ROCKING HORSE Tuesday 9TH APRIL 2.00pm Social Tuesday Ponderosa * 4.00pm LOST IN ASIA * SILLY HAT Tuesday 16th APRIL MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING 2.00pm Ponderosa * 4.00pm GREEN BOTTLE * HONEY KOS * THIGH HIGH Tuesday 23RD APRIL Social Tuesday Ponderosa * 4.00pm GARFIELDS * DRILL SHACK

ANZAC DAY 25TH APRIL 0700HRS SERVICE CLARK VETERAN CEMETERY+ SWAGMAN GUNFIRE BREAKFAST TUESDAY 30TH APRIL * Social Tuesday Ponderosa * 4.00pm EMOTIONS * TOC SATURDAY 6TH APRIL NO MEDICAL MISSION CANCELLED DUE TO SEMESTER BREAK

ANZAC Day service will be attended by Paul Baker from the Australian Embassy Manila.

NB * See ANZAC Day flyer as the last page to this newsletter.

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PENSION INCREASE FOR VETERAN COMMUNITY Veterans, their partners, war widows and widowers across Australia will see an increase to their pensions and income support payments from 20 March 2013, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, announced today.

“This increase is part of the bi-annual indexation process and will provide the veteran community with extra support to help with increased living costs,” Mr Snowdon said.

“Veterans, partners, war widows and widowers will also notice a further boost to their payments thanks to the Clean Energy Supplement, a regular payment under the Household Assistance Package to help meet household costs associated with the carbon price.”

The payday on 21 March reflects the fortnight ending 18 March and will not include payments based on the new rates. The payday on 4 April will include payments at the new rate.

The table below highlights the key changes to fortnightly rates.

Pension

Service Pension—single Service Pension—couples

War Widow Pension Income Support Supplement Special Rate (TPI) Pension Intermediate Rate Disability Pension Extreme Disablement Adjustment 100 per cent General Rate of Disability

Old Rate (per fortnight)

New Rate (per fortnight)

$772.60 $1,164.80 couple $582.40 each $783.60 $234.40

$808.40 $1,218.80 couple $609.40 each $820.70 $241.50

$1,182.00 $802.30

Indexation Clean Energy increase Supplement component component $22.30 $13.50 $33.60 $20.40 $16.80 $10.20 $23.40 $7.10

$13.70 Nil

$1,238.20 $840.40

$35.50 $24.10

$20.70 $14.00

$652.70

$683.70

$19.60

$11.40

$420.00

$440.00

$12.60

$7.40

Notes (1) Veterans in receipt of a Disability Pension below 100% will receive $7.40 for the Clean Energy Supplement.

(2) Veterans in receipt of Disability and Income Support Pensions are entitled to receive both payments of the Clean Energy Supplement.

Pensions are indexed twice a year in March and September by reference to the highest of three measures: the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI) and Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE).

A full list of the new pension indexation rates is available at www.dva.gov.au or by calling 133 254 or 1800 555 254 from regional Australia.

Remember, payday 19 September will not show any increase, that should be shown in full on payday 3 October 2013. Ed

DO NOT ALLOW APRIL 25th MAKE YOU FORGET APRIL 24th Any of our members who were Royal Australian Infantry Corps will remember that 24th of April 2013 will be the 62nd anniversary of the battle of Kapyong, which was conducted from 22 to 25 of April 1951 during the Korean War.

5 The newly formed 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) was one of the units involved in repelling waves of surging Chinese divisions that had over-run other units at Kapyong.

The battle of Kapyong was a decisive battle which eventually altered the result in the Korean War. The battalion was awarded the US Presidential Unit Citation for its actions at Kapyong An unfortunate fact is that the Korean War seems to be the forgotten war, which to Australians it is over-shadowed by ANZAC Day which is commemorated the following day.

Let us not forget what happened in the Korean War, by individually remembering the sacrifices that all those who served in Korea endured.

Mates4Mates Launch An Ex-Service charitable organisation focussing on our modern day wounded service personnel and their families.

Today (date unknown) sees the official launch of Mates4Mates and the opening of its unique Family Recovery Centre in Brisbane.

This Centre is operated by Mates4Mates, a non-profit initiative of RSL Queensland, and provides practical support to wounded, injured and ill serving and former servicemen and women.

Former Defence Chief Gen. Peter Cosgrove and VC awardee CPL. Ben Roberts-Smith joined current and exservicemen in Brisbane to open the unique rehabilitation centre, catering to wounded ADF personnel who have served post-1990 and their loved ones.

“I thoroughly applaud this initiative to assist in the recovery of our military personnel, they have served their country and now Mates4Mates is helping to repay this debt,” Gen. Cosgrove said.

 CPL Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG meets Tri-Service Hervey Bay members ‘Shorty’ Shaw and Graeme Mottershead at the Hervey Bay RSL where Ben was a keynote speaker at a function hosted by the Sub Branch on 22 March 2013.

CPL. Roberts-Smith added: “During my time in the military I have seen some of the tragic outcomes of active service.

“This centre will play a vital role in helping wounded ADF personnel make a productive and fulfilling transition back into active Defence service or back into the general community.”

It includes a gym, medical and psychological

6 support services, drop-in centre and training programs for adventure challenges such as the RSL Soldiers Kokoda trek.

Mates4Mates Chairman Peter Davies said the facility was Australia’s first off-base recovery centre. “Mates 4 Mates has been supporting on-base Soldier Recovery Centres at Enoggera and Townsville for some time,” Mr Davies said.

“Having the Family Recovery Centre in a civilian ‘demilitarised’ context makes it very accessible.

“We complement Defence services by supporting the families of ADF personnel who are also touched by traumatic experiences.

“Mates4Mates takes a contemporary approach to providing good old-fashioned mateship to a new generation and meeting the modern challenges facing servicemen and women wounded in more recent conflicts and missions.”

The project has won the heart of Australian actor Hugh Jackman who has urged all Australians to “back a mate” and donate to Mates4Mates.

“Mates4Mates is doing incredible things in helping people get their lives back together and also to support those families who have lost loved ones – it’s an incredible initiative,” Jackman said.

The Brisbane centre is a model for Mates4Mates centres planned around the country, focussing on the needs of a younger generation of servicemen and women and their families.

PTSD- THE HIDDEN PROBLEM WE mourn our fallen Diggers and we honour our brave ones. The Diggers who come home from overseas conflicts - from Iraq and Afghanistan and smaller battles and skirmishes and peacekeeping duties - are cherished in the public's heart. This is how it ought to be.

Picture: Diggers are coming home from war with PTSD and it is being brushed under the carpet.

Source: Supplied

Yet some Diggers do get forgotten. They come home all right and often appear well enough, at least for a while.

Then the chaos within begins, the panic attacks or the night terrors. They may deny it to themselves and their families.

Defence can't keep them, if they are still enlisted.

Some ex-soldiers become unemployable. Families are lost. Minds unravel and - as the Sunday Herald Sun reports today - lives are lost away from the battlefield.

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The statistics are startling. Eleven veterans have taken their own lives in Brisbane since Christmas.

Another four have done so elsewhere in the same time period. Advocates say the numbers are only a glimpse of the tragic toll of a once taboo topic - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Between one in five and one in 10 Diggers deployed overseas will suffer some form of PTSD. The illness is better understood than it once was, but this is not to say that it is well understood: MajorGeneral John Cantwell, who led Australian troops in Afghanistan in 2010, hid his PTSD for 20 years, in part because he did not know how to grapple with it.

Those who have felt its grip in service to their country deserve the best possible care. Anything less would be a scandal. The widespread assertion - from veterans, doctors, advocates and lawyers - that the Department of Veterans' Affairs delays and rejects PTSD veteran claims that are later accepted, warrants a thorough investigation.

It's said that the creaking nature of the bureaucracy contributes to the deteriorating health of troubled ex-servicemen and women; that the claims processes have become more difficult; that frontline DVA staff are insensitive to veterans' problems; that in some cases, delays have stretched to four and six years.

Over coming years, the DVA will face a massive influx of PTSD claims. Veterans have lined up to tell their tales of woe. They tell tales that have to be heard, no matter how hard they are to hear.

What already appears to be a serious problem will grow graver without urgent redress. And if this were to happen, a national tragedy would become a national disgrace.

NB. I have placed this article here as it follows on from the previous article about Mates4Mates. Ed AND THEN WE GET THIS……

GOVERNMENT DELIVERS MORE SUPPORT TO VETERAN AND ADF COMMUNITIES Current and former serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members, and their families, will benefit from improved military rehabilitation and compensation arrangements through new legislation introduced to Parliament today.

Introducing the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Military Compensation Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Warren Snowdon, said the improvements stemmed from recommendations announced in the 2012-13 Federal Budget as part of the Government’s response to the Review of Military Compensation Arrangements.

“These amendments continue to deliver on the Government’s commitment to evolve our support for the veteran and defence communities, and their families, to better meet their needs,” Mr Snowdon said.The key amendments made by the Bill include: 

streamlined access for certain former ADF members with health conditions accepted under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, who have ongoing treatment needs for that

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condition, will now be able to access that treatment using a Repatriation Health Card (White Card).

This will commence from 10 December 2013; an increase to the rate under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) of periodic compensation payable for dependent children of deceased members, from 1 July 2013; greater flexibility for future wholly dependent partners of deceased members, from

1 July 2013. They will be able to choose to convert either 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the MRCA periodic compensation amount to an age-based lump sum payment rather than a single choice of periodic or 100% lump sum payments;  

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compensation payable for financial and legal advice under MRCA for persons required to choose payment methods will be increased from $1,592 to $2,400 from 1 July 2013; from 1 July 2013, enable earlier payment of MRCA compensation for permanent impairment for claimants with more than one accepted condition. Additionally, DVA will make greater use of the payment of interim permanent impairment compensation; and improved consistency and flexibility of access to rehabilitation and transition services for current and former members, including reservists.

The report of the Review of Military Rehabilitation Compensation Arrangements is available at the DVA website.

Family dismay as VC bid fails THE Tasmanian family of a World War II hero overlooked for a posthumous Victoria Cross expressed bitter disappointment yesterday.

Garry Ivory, the nephew of Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean, said he felt it was a poor decision."The decision the tribunal made to me is the most disappointing and unjust thing that I have ever heard," Mr Ivory said.

Sheean was one of 13 servicemen nominated for awards to be rejected by the tribunal.

Mr Ivory said he had been fighting for the VC for 22 years.

Sheean was 18 when he returned to his guns on the sinking HMAS Armidale to try to protect crewmates in lifeboats who were being strafed

by Japanese aircraft.

HMAS Armidale was hit by two torpedoes on December 1, 1942.

Mr Ivory said two witnesses from the Armidale were also disappointed.

He said it was disappointing Sheean had not received an upgrade to his present award of "mentioned in despatches".

But he said a redeeming feature of the effort to achieve a VC was that Australians were much more aware of his brave deeds.

Mr Ivory said he did not see it as a political decision.

The Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal concluded Sheean's actions displayed conspicuous gallantry but did not reach the particularly high standard required for recommendation for a VC. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence David Feeney said he agreed with the tribunal's findings.

"A VC must only be awarded in the most convincing of cases. It should only occur when there is clear evidence that maladministration has taken place by the decision-maker or if compelling new evidence has come to light," Senator Feeney said.

"The inquiry found no case where allegedly new evidence proved acceptable or compelling.

9 "Their gallantry and valour is beyond question. What this inquiry was about was whether Australia should award a VC decades after the decision-maker at the time came to an alternative conclusion."

Braddon Liberal MHA Adam Brooks said it was slap in the face for Teddy Sheean's family.

"It was a government bureaucratic decision in stopping a war hero getting recognised for what he did," he said.

"This is a complete disgrace and everyone should feel outraged."

Former Liberal senator Guy Barnett said another unsuccessful VC candidate, Launceston man Francis "Dick" Emms, was recognised in Darwin but not in his home city. nicholas.clark@news.com.au

Even though the tribunal could not find a reason to award Teddy a posthumous Victoria Cross, (together with other applicants) his bravery has been accorded recognition by the Royal Australian Navy as follows, taken from Wikipedia: On 1 May 1999, the submarine HMAS Sheean was launched by Ivy Hayes—sister of Teddy Sheean—named in the ordinary seaman's honour. Sheean was subsequently commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 February 2001, and was the first Royal Australian Navy vessel to be named in honour of a naval rating.

Carrying the motto "Fight On", the vessel was one of six Collins-class submarines entered into service. A painting depicting Sheean's final moments is held by the Australian War Memorial, while his home town of Latrobe commemorates his life via the Sheean Walk and Teddy Sheean Memorial which was opened in 1992.

NOTE. Even though I would have liked to seen the award passed, I am lead to understand that the rules of the day and, most probably today as well, were that posthumous awards could only be either the Victoria Cross or Mentioned in Dispatches. For evidence of this look at our Vietnam VC awardees, two were posthumous, Dasher Wheatley and Peter Badcoe. They could well have been awarded Mentioned in Dispatches according to the rules of the day.

Another Collins Class submarine named after a WW2 RAN officer is HMAS Dechaineux, named after the captain of the heavy cruiser, HMAS Australia who died as a result of the ‘devine wind’ (kamikaze) attacks during the landing at Leyte, Philippines on 21 st December 1944.

To read about Teddy Sheean, go to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Sheean Ed

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THE AMERICAN LEGION ALLEN “POP” REEVES PHIL-AM POST 123 370 Batangas St. Mt. View Subdivision Balibago, Angeles City, Philippines 2009 Tel. No. (045) 625-5584 E-mail: alpost123pi@yahoo.com

Returned & Services League of Australia Angeles City Sub Branch of Victoria Branch 1734 San Pablo St, Mt. View, c/- Ponderosa Hotel March 22, 2012 American Legion Post 123 of Angeles City, Pampanga will be hosting this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Clark Veterans Cemetery on Thursday, May 30 at 10:00 A.M. We would be honored if you would attend our Memorial Day address.

After the Ceremony, you are cordially invited to a barbecue meal at our Post Home, 370 Batangas Street Mountain View Subdivision, Balibago, Angeles City.

We look forward to your favorable response.

Our telephone number is: (045) 625-5584. Our E-mail address is: alpost123pi@yahoo.com Sincerely, Rhett O. Webber American Legion Post 123-Commander

MEMBERSHIP Angeles City RSL Sub Branch has a very good membership base, better than many in Australia. However we still have thousands of membership slots vacant.

We are now happy to be under the administrative management of the Victoria Branch and things are going well with that relationship.

SO, if you want to be in a dynamic Sub Branch of the Returned and Service League of Australia, look no further than us.

An application form is shown at the end of this newsletter. For latest joining fees contact our esteemed Secretary Dallas Drake on email rslacity@hotmail.com or phone +639165243084 Dallas can also be contacted on http://www.facebook.com/rslacity

11 TRAVELOGUE CAUTIONARY ADVICE Angeles City is like other entertainment areas around the world, where shysters, con artists, pickpockets and other undesirables operate.

Here is a short list of what to look out for when visiting Angeles City as a tourist (this is also good advice for those that live here as well).

Pick-pockets are anywhere at any time, in shopping centres, outside bars, in jeepnies, even outside MacDonalds stores. If you travel in a jeepnie, make sure there are plenty of other passengers. If someone climbs aboard and squeezes in beside you, get out. If you are in a jeepnie and someone comes aboard and issues out pamphlets and then asks for donations, get out. He is part of a gang who are after your wallet. A passenger opposite you will drop a coin under your feet to distract you while the pickpocket hands him your property and he will exit real quick. Empty pocket is the result.

Do not, under any circumstances take up an offer to play cards. This will lead to you being forced to an ATM and divested of your cash.

Do not respond to any “hello, remember me, I was your bus driver/hotel security guard” or any other familiar remarks.

If a street vendor is trying to sell you a wallet and asks to compare his with yours, be prepared to chase after him. Make sure you are fit for the chase.

Do not respond angrily to any customs/immigration officers when arriving or exiting the country if they seem to be asking what may seem as stupid questions. Do not say WTF, BS or any other disparaging remark. The officer will most probably ask his colleague “did you hear what he said to me” they will seem to take umbrage and most probably blacklist you from entering the country, or delay your exit, miss your flight and then extort money from you.

At Manila airport, there is a duty Australian Embassy officer there. If this happens to you, stay cool, calm and collected and ask a supervisor to contact that embassy officer to give you support.

When you book into your hotel, ask for a safety deposit box and place all of your valuables and passport in it. DO NOT wear gold chains or other easily snatched jewelry, expensive watches etc. If you carry a wallet, slip it into your front pocket. Better still leave it in your safety deposit box. Only carry enough cash to get you through your immediate needs. If you need more, return to your accommodation for more. Remember, only carry as much as you can afford to LOSE. Carry a photocopy of your passport for immediate identification if asked by authorities.

If you get into a ‘meaningful overnight relationship’ with a local girl and she asks if her friend can come to your hotel, answer “NO”. She will probably be under-aged and within minutes of her entry a knock at the door will reveal her ‘aunty’ showing her birth certificate. Standing behind her will be policemen.

Philippine jails are not a comfortable place to reside in.

BE WARNED - BE AWARE DISCLAIMER The Angeles City Sub-Branch of the R&SLA, the Committee and the Editor take no responsibilities for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies contained in this newsletter. Nor do they accept any liability for loss or damage suffered directly or indirectly for use of information contained in this newsletter. Nor do they warrant that articles or opinions published in this newsletter are necessarily the opinions held by the Sub-branch, the Committee or the Editor

12 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT OUR MEDICAL MISSIONS ARE APPRECIATED

Sons of ANZAC’s Vietnam Memorial Tour PATRON. MAJGEN David McLachlan AO (Retired)  President of R&SL Victoria Branch. (No relation to Mat McLachlan) In 2015 it will be the centennial of the landing at Anzac Cove and coincidentally a significant anniversary for Vietnam Veterans, being 50 years since the deployment of our first battle group. That deployment went on to last 10 years.

The synergy between the first ANZACS and Vietnam Veterans is that their grandfathers’ fought at ANZAC cove and WW1. To commemorate this fact: We have approached the highly advocated ‘Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours’ and LT.COL Gary Mckay (Retired), a prolific author and historian on Vietnam. Mat and Gary will be tour leaders and lecturers, at the sites of Australia’s major engagements.

13 At the Long Tan Cross there will be a significant memorial service honouring our generations who have died in uniform for Australia, Army, Navy and Airforce.

Mat and his company have enthusiastically embraced this event; as an Historian he understands the significance. Matt’s company will arrange all of your travel arrangements and in country logistics. There will be a series of additional tours to see Vietnam if desired.

It is envisaged that an initial tour of approx 7 days will cover the ‘battlefield’ tour experience, with further options for you to understand Vietnam today.

Your assistance in spreading the word through your website, and/or newsletter, would be greatly appreciated our website is: http://battlefields.com.au/index.php/tours/69 details of the Tour can be found there with contact information etc.

Many thanks, SAVMT committee.

LTCOL Gary McKay MC (retired) Gary Phillips, Geoff Lowe Stretcher Bearers and Members of the 5rar band 1st tour, Mat McLachlan of Battlefield tours.

www.beyondtheblackstump.com

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Returned and Services League Australia Angeles City – Philippines Sub Branch WWW.RSLANGELESCITY.COM

INVITATION

ANZAC DAY Thursday 25TH April 2013 ALL interested persons are invited to attend

0700HRS…….REMEMBRANCE SERVICE AT CLARK WAR CEMETERY, CLARK FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (THE BASE) and afterwards FREE gunfire breakfast, LUNCHEON and FREE DRINKS AUSSIE MATESHIP, RAFFLES and OTHER ACTIVITIES at:

swagman NARRA RESORT (entry by purchase book of raffle tickets at P300)

WWW.RSLANGELESCITY.COM “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance”

Lest we forget

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We are always looking for blood for local use here. Please do not be shy, follow the directions in the above flyer and donate some blood. You never know it may be you needing it someday.

16 RETURNED & SERVICES LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA LTD ABNs: National: 63 008 488 097 ACT: QLD: 799 026 1713 VIC: 739 417 653 64 WA:

612 683 626 46 SA: 192 197 969 04 592 631 721 84

Annex B To By-Law No1

NSW: 783 681 381 61 TAS: 119 770 931 23

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

(Part A)

I HEREBY APPLY to be admitted as a Service Member of the League and a member of the __Angeles City_ Sub-Branch of the __Victoria__

State Branch.

PERSONAL DETAILS Mr/Mrs/Ms/Rank ________ Surname: _____________________________ Christian/Given Names:_______________________ Honours/Awards/Decorations (Post Nominals):___________________________________________________________________ Male/Female: ____________

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SERVICE DETAILS Service Number:__________________ Branch of Service:_________________ Type of Service: Regular / Reserve (Please circle) Length of Service:___________________ Date of Enlistment:_______________________ Date of Discharge:________________ RSL Eligible Service Code: __________

RSL ELIGIBLE SERVICE CODES 01 World War I

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PREVIOUS MEMBERSHIP DETAILS Previous Membership: (Circle one if applicable) YES/NO Date First Joined:______________ Previous Badge Number: ________ Previous Member of: ______________________________ Sub-Branch of the

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Cheque/cash for $ ___________ being my current membership subscription.

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PRIVACY STATEMENT We will not use any of the information on this membership form without your specific permission in writing, other than to record you as a member of the League and will not pass that information to anyone outside the League.