RCB E-NEWS UPDATE – 3/2018
Since the last Update the Review Team has been actively involved in further evidence discoveries and representations to the Government’s House of Representatives Petitions Committee, complaint and appeal to the Defence Ombudsman, letters to all Parliamentarians and...
Chaplain Gary Stone Speaks out on Recognition of RCB Service 1970-1989
As a veteran of almost 48 yrs military service, the last 24 of which I served as a Chaplain , I must raise my grave concerns about the morality of the treatment of our veterans by ADF and Government officials in their continuing rejection of the substantive evidence...
Battle rages for Diggers – RCB veterans have not surrendered nor will they…
ON the night of December 7-8 1941, Japanese forces began invading Malaya, hours before the attack on US territory Pearl Harbour, Australia’s first casualties on December 8 were the crews of two 1Sqn RAAF Hudson bombers from six aircraft dispatched to bomb Japan’s...
RCB Service Recognition – Senator Anning’s Questions to Marise Payne
In the Senate Question Time yesterday, 18th September, Senator Fraser Anning (Katter’ s Australian Party) asked Sen. Marise Payne three questions on RCB Service recognition as warlike during the Malaysian Counter Insurgency War. We thank Senator Anning for his...
Malaysia’s Counter Insurgency War (1968 -1989) Australia’s Military Involvement
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Darren Chester MP continues to refuse to recognise the valuable service of the Australian Army’s troops deployed as Rifle Company Butterworth, during Malaysia’s Counter Insurgency War (1969 -1989) (aka the Second...
DFWA Calls on the PM for a RCB Independent Inquiry
In its letter to Prime Minister Turnbull, The Defence Force Welfare Association President Kel Ryan "calls on the Government to appoint an independent arbitrator to review the recognition of the RCB during the period 1970 to 1989 as warlike and Qualifying Service. RCB...
RCB Recognition – Response to Minister Chester and VCDF’s Rejection
Yesterday, Friday 13th July the RCBRG sent the following to those named and all politicians in the belief that they as evidence based decision makers will read the facts of the matters themselves and act to have the Government's decision reversed or to recommend the...
RCB E-NEWS UPDATE – 2/2018
In this Update we track our progress within the Government's complaint process ("inside the tent") to our latest submission to the Ombudsman. Failing in that course to influence the Government to appoint an independent public inquiry we are prepared to move to direct...
RCB Data Statistics
It's worth knowing that to date, the RCB Review Group ‘s formal research and advocacy efforts have located/generated over 1,880 electronically stored files (individual documents/images), totalling 3.32 GB of data. These include primary...
Ken Marsh – Response to VCDF’s RCB Decision
Ken Marsh (RAAF Butterworth serviceman) challenges some of the statements in Vice Admiral Griggs's RCB decision letter and provides evidence from other other past senior military commanders (Lt Gen Hurley and Air Commodore McLennan) on certain matters that appeared to...