Captain Mick Edwards OAM RAN, National President of the Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers’ Association (RANCDA), has sent this message from the Association’s AGM in Tasmania.
“Today the RANCDA Board resolved to donate $500AUD to the Vernon memorial.”
Thanks Mick and thanks to all our Aussie buddies down under.
Prince Harry at the Defence Diving School in October 2007
Prince Harry attended the reception for Project Vernon, the campaign to install a monument dedicated to the heritage of HMS Vernon, at Trinity House on Wednesday 19 July 2017. His Royal Highness is Commodore-in-Chief, Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command. The reception took place ahead of the Vernon Monument ‘Falklands 35’ Charity Dinner, marking the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War and attended by a number of Falkland veterans.