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Master Gunners Of The South African Army
The term "Master Gunner of the Artillery" () was introduced in 1982 as the overall head of the artillery. The origin of this term, and it's particular prestige, can be found if you trace the history of the Royal Artillery's , War time (LGSC) amongst others. The crossed guns were originally called (IG)(Officers) with other ranks known as (AIG) from 19791990. In 1990 the nomenclature was reversed and the head of the artillery was henceforth called the . Holders of the in turn became known as . When the first officer was appointed to the post of , it was changed to . When General Koos Laubscher was appointed to this post in 2002, he again changed it to , but when General Roy Andersen was appointed in 2006, he changed it back again to . The identification badge for the () cannot simultaneously be worn with the (). Appointment of Master Gunners The system of choosing who will be invested with this honour is a complicated one. It is as system administered and controlled by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koos Laubscher
Maj Gen Koos Laubscher (Born 1945) was a General Officer in the South African Army from the artillery. Military career He joined the South African Defence Force in 1964. He was a graduate of the South African Military Academy and the prestigious South African Long Gunnery Course Number 3 as a top student during 1972 and was awarded the crossed-barrels status the same year. He passed the SA Army Senior Command and Staff Duties Course in 1975 and the Joint Staff Course at the Defence College during 1989. He saw action in Angola during Operation Savannah in 197576 and throughout the South African Border War including the operational debut of the G5 155mm towed gun/howitzer in the Angolan theatre of war during the eighties. at School of Artillery from 1975. He was an officer instructor at the South African Army College and the Army Battle School, OC 4 Artillery Regiment from 1981 to 1982, OC School of Artillery and later from 1987 to 1991, Commandant Commandant ( or ; ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hawtayne
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