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The Association is in the process of establishing the State Birthplace for each person ,who served on HMAS Armidale and doing so the Association seeks assistance/information from relatives and friends of men ,who were on the Armidale on December 1st 1942 so this project can be completed. Once this project is completed a following project…

The Association at its most recent meeting has decided to call for members and in doing so have decided to set a fee of $25 per person for membership for life thereby avoiding the annual process of issuing invoices and receipting funds. For this price, Members will receive a Membership Badge to the Remembering HMAS…

We are already investigating the requirements for the 80th Anniversary of the HMAS Armidale Commemorative Service to be held in Armidale New South Wales. The Association is reaching out to various organisations such as the City of Armidale (NSW), the Returned Service League (RSL), the Navy Association, and the local Member for Armidale (NSW) to…

The day started with approximately 40 guests arriving at 1pm at HMAS Stirling Pass Office at the entrance to Garden Island Western Australia after receiving a positive response to initial expressions of interest for this, the inaugural Remembering HMAS Armidale service. After signing in and each person given a pass, we were escorted onto the…

The Committee of the Remembering the HMAS Armidale Association Inc. recently reached out to the children of Ray Leonard to provide some thoughts about their father and an insight into his life. Carol Reid told the Association “Dad’s integrity, loyalty, resilience and love of family and country were a constant presence during our youthful years.…