Royal Victoria Regiment Association
Representative Colonel: Her Excellency Professor the Honorable Margaret Gardner AC Govenor of Victoria.
Patron: Major General The Honourable Justice Greg Garde AO RFD (Retd)
RVR PHOTO GALLERY
This is your gallery where members can place photos of their own days in the RVR, find photos of mates and colleagues and the many special occasions and events in which the RVR has been involved.
If you click on the individual photo it will inlarge. Enjoy!
Want to be part of the Regiment's history and have some photos you can share with us? We need material to build the gallery. Mail your photos to the Association Secretary. Please include details of each photo if known. If you would like photos returned after they have been scanned please include a stamped, addressed envelope. You can also send them via email to rvrassoc@hotmail.com The Association will retain a copy of all material submitted for historical purposes. Also please make it clear if there are any photos that you would not want to have placed in the gallery. If you can add information or names and dates to the existing photos in the RVR Gallery send the info to the association so we can update the captions.
Despite significant research, the identity of the pictured Drum Major could not be found. The red uniform he wears is that of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Melbourne Regiment which has been inherited from the regimental alliance with the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) in 1931, where in 1936 permission was granted for the 6th Battalion band to wear a similar Fusiliers pattern uniform.
This striking image taken on the steps of the Shrine shows three generations of our regiment’s Pipe Majors. LT (formerly WO1) Duncan MacLennan MBE (1952-1964) who oversaw the transition from 5th Battalion, Victorian Scottish Regiment to 1st Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment (1 RVR) in 1960. His successor WO1 Don MacPhie (1964-1972) oversaw the transition from 1 RVR to 5 RVR in 1965. Lastly, WO2 David Bail (1972-1987) oversaw the transition from 5 RVR back to 5/6 RVR in 1982.
