Update from Comdt. Oliver Murphy (Rtd). The Military Musuem in DFTC has unveiled a plaque to 6th Regiment. From its inception in 1959 up until the unit was stood down in 2005 (as part of the amalgamation with 7 Regiment to form the new 62 Reserve Artillery Regiment) – approx. 9000 personnel served with the unit. [...]
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Sadly we learn that Monty has passed away. Sgt Monaghan was a training Sergeant with 6 Regiment for many years. A legend Gunner about whom many stories are still told. May he rest in peace. This slideshow requires JavaScript.
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Sadly, Comdt. Ger Coll Rtd., Battery Commander of 5 Battery 6 Regiment, has passed away. Funeral arrangements will be passed to serving personnell when available. May he rest in peace. Our sympathies to his family.
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If anyone has any stories or anecdotes from 6th or 7th Regiments, we’d like to collect them before the get lost! A sort of oral history. These are all stories we’ve heard many times from someone ‘who was there’…but never got them on record. If you can take the time to write them out and email [...]
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