On Saturday afternoon 28 August 2015, classmates of Major General ‘Lou’ Gardiner gathered at Duntroon to remember their classmate after his passing on 18 July 2015. Members of Major General Gardiner’s family were also in attendance for the planting of a tree and the unveiling of a plinth and plaque positioned opposite the Lone Pine tree at Gallipoli Company.
Major General Gardiner was a Gallipoli Company Staff Cadet who commenced his training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon (RMC) in 1971 and graduated in 1975 to the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Economics and Geography.
For a full report, see Newsletter 2/2015.