We are getting there! It’s testing the old memory and interestingly, coming up with some different recollections.
The latest version is at the Classmates tab on the menu. I’m happy to keep it going if only we could get some more of the missing links – one persons recollection can solve it for 2 others as well.
Cheers
John Elph
An updated Class List is now on the website and many thanks to all those who provided information. I have sent the odd individual note, but please accept this as a general word of thanks. Apologies to those who tried to comment through the website but struck difficulties – let me know or give me a call and together we’ll get to the bottom of it.
So we have nearly 70% completed – once again a plea to all to check the new information, and ad or correct it where you can. You can find the updated list it by viewing the Class List on the Classmates tab of the menu.
A special thanks to Steve Despoges for sending in an original ’69 org chart for Alamein – I’ll put it up in the Gallery shortly.
Cheers
John Elph
Just when you thought things were going quiet, here’s something to really get your teeth into!
No, it’s not compulsory, far from it; but some classmates have been wondering if someone else can tell them who their fellow 4th class section mates were. I realise it’s been 53 years and most of us have found more interesting things to fill our heads with, but if you can remember the details, could I’d ask you to put them in the comments box and hit RETURN – and I’ll update the table.
Follow this link to the Classmates table https://duntroonclassof1972.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/website-classmates-list-2-2.pdf
Sorry, but there’s no multi million dollar Nigerian bank account for this one.
Guess who came to lunch yesterday! No it wasn’t Brian May . . but good guess.
First prize for the neatest, correct answer wins $100 million account with the Bank of Nigeria.
Hello Classmates,
Just a note to let you know that we’ve changed some menus around. The underlying aim was to implement password protection on the Class books for the classes of ’69 and ’71 and of course to have it in place for when our own book comes out later in the year.
In an acknowledgment to the past, the menu heading is ‘In the Book!’
We also moved the Roll Book and Snippets under this menu heading and this will be the new home for any other documents that need protection.
The passwords are applicable at the document level, not the menu level so unfortunately you’ll have to put the password in each time you access a restricted item.
Additionally we’ve created a Class List, of everyone who was on our journey at some stage. Yes it is much like the Roll Book but without the contact details. We don’t have everyone’s Company so please let us know if you can fill in any of the gaps.
Not surprisingly ,the new menu item is called Classmates.
And of course you’d be disappointed if I didn’t ask again for photos, and memorabilia. If you have some material and don’t have a scanner, drop me an email and I’ll walk you through how to get the best, free scanner that’s out there.
Cheers
John Elph
The booklet produced by the Class of ’69 is available under the Links section of Bibliography/Links on the main menu.
Alternatively you can go directly to it from here. Note that it could take a while to load:
Many thanks to the Class of 1971 for sharing their gazette with us. Its a good read and you can find it under Links on the Bibliography/Links tab on the main menu.
Perhaps its also a reminder to send your contributions for our version, to Tony McKenna if you’ve not already done so. All contributions from all classmates are welcome. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is particularly interested to read what the non graduates did to fill in the last 50 plus years.
Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee has seen much celebration and cause for reflection around the world of late. In April 1970 she presented new colours as we paraded for her after much practice and preparation. I thought this memo might be of interest. The copy I have was lying in a pile on the billiard table in the rec room as I recall. See the full size here
You can also see video of the royal visit to Duntroon on the website – go to the Audio/Video menu. If anyone has other bits of memorabilia that they’d like to share, please let me know.
John Elphinston
Dear Classmates,
Where is the year going? Before we know it, our 50th Anniversary will be on us!
We have had some initial ideas, and some suggestions – thank you for those contributions. We will soon need to make firm bookings for at least some of the planned events, and to that end would appreciate your intentions, accepting that circumstances (not least the dreaded COVID) may change.
We will let you know shortly about financial arrangements – but we will soon need to start confirming bookings and pay deposits to ensure that we get what we want, as venues will be tight at that time of year: RMC graduation, ADFA graduation, and University graduations, let alone the Year 12 formals all happen around the same time.
The proposed program is on the attached table. Could you please indicate which events that you and your partner are likely to attend, by the middle of April, to allow us to factor numbers in.
Tony McKenna has received 17 profiles for the Reunion book to date: there are 83 (hopefully) to come. A reminder that the deadline for submissions is 31 March. And just noting that if we were awarding one point per submission for the Lee Shield the current score is Kapyong 7, Kokoda 7, Gallipoli 3, Alamein 0.
Regards,
The Planning Team,
Steve, Kym, Warwick & David
Very nice dinner at Tattersalls Club in December. Classes of ’72 and ’74 were guests for the annual class of ’73 dinner. John Mac gave a good speech on our behalf. Many thanks to Peter Keane and classmates for the kind invitation. How many do you recognise?
RMC Class of 1972 
