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Restoring History: The Cleanup of Winburg Concentration Camp Cemetery – 21...

On Friday, 21 March, a dedicated team led by Okkie Jooste embarked on an important mission as part of Project Bosuil. This...

The Annual Gunners’ Memorial in Cape Town: A Tribute to Service...

The Annual Gunners' Memorial in Cape Town took place on Sunday, 16 March, in the historic Company's Garden. This solemn and significant...

Commemorative Tiddler at Fort Wynyard Brings Camaraderie and Tradition to Autshumato...

A special gathering, known as a Tiddler, was held at Fort Wynyard, the headquarters of the Autshumato Anti-Aircraft Regiment, on Saturday, the...

Pretoria Branch Monthly Get Together – 12 March 2025

Front row: Left to Right - Dirk Bloem, Jakes Jacobs, Deon Holtzhausen, John Steyn, Tiaan Krugel, Tjaart NelBack row: Left to Right...

Celebrating a Life of Service: Nonagenarian Awards – Vereeniging Branch –...

In a touching ceremony, held at the Choose Life Church in Pretoria, on Thursday, February, 27th, the spirit of camaraderie and respect...

NECESSITY ………….the mother of invention and ingenuity

Necesse est Ingenii mater Fellow Gunners I recently attended the funeral of Gnr Evert Benson;...

Durban Gunners at the launch of the updated history of Natal...

Fltr. John Johnston Webber, Craig Nel, Jan Olivier, Clive Wilsworth (author), Don Guthrie, Athol Bremner

Gunners Association Attends Inauguration of Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial –...

On January 22, 2025, HRH the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), officially unveiled the CWGC...

Gunners’ Association JHB Branch First Lunch of 2025 – 17 January...

Date: 17 January 2025Key Highlights: Guest Speaker: Colonel Pablo Camps, Uruguayan military attaché, shared insights into the...

‘Ordo ab chao’ – ORDER OUT OF CHAOS

Good morning Fellow Gunners‘The moral is to the physical as three is to one’ Napoleon.One of the defining characteristics of war,...