Life Membership may be granted to ordinary members of the Association who in the view of the Committee of the Association have given outstanding service to the Association, and/or to members of the Association who have provided outstanding service to the Battalion or those who have served in the Battalion, and/or outstanding service to the families of all who have sacrificed life or health in their service in the Battalion.
The 2 RAR Association would like to acknowledge the following members who have been awarded Life Membership to the 2RAR Association:
Mal Allen – 2021
Rick Avery – 2021
John (Shorty) Baker – 1998
John (Jock) Cassidy – 2017
Fred Clark – 2015
James Cooper – 2018
Kenneth Kingsford Cupples – 2015
Kevin (Dasher) Dean OAM – 2006
Norm Devereux – 2017
Marco (Kiwi) Gibbons OAM – 2012 – D 6/04/2022
Margaret Gibbons – 2012
Ron Glidersleeve BEM – 2006 – D 2/02/2018
Jan (Dutchy) Hemerik – 1998
Richard John (Rick) Hollingdrake OAM – 2017
Paul King – 2004
Arthur John MacDonald – 2017
Alec Morris OAM, DCM – 1998
JL Poynter – 2006
Matt Rennie OAM – 2006
Gordon Warrington Hurford AM – 2020
Leo Van De Kamp – 2020