The Executive committee provides...
  • President - M. (Muzz) Kennett
  • Vice-President - R.G. (Red) Beatson
  • Manager / Treasurer - S. (Stephen) Millham
  • M. (Michael) Grieg
  • M. (Max) Laloli
  • A.G. (George) McGregor
  • A.W.J. (Tony) McNeight
  • A. (Arch) Goodfellow
  • A (Andy) James
  • E. (Ella) Cronshaw
  • Youth Ambassador S. (Sidney) Glennie-Crosby

Meet the Office Holders

​President
M. (Muzz) Kennett

Maurice (Muzz) has lived in Devonport since the age of 16 when he joined the RNZN as a Junior Weapons Electrical Mechanic. Reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Electronic Technician in 1993.
June 2002 he commissioned from the ranks as an Admin Officer. Over the next few years he completed the RNZN Grade Three Watch-Keeping Course, followed by Grade One and Two OOW and Warfare Course. 2006 he transferred to the GLX branch as a Seamanship Officer.    
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Vice President
​R.G. (Red) Beatson

In 1960, while still at school, he was attested into the Northland Regiment as a private soldier. He enlisted in the Regular Force in 1962. After serving in both the regular and territorial force he retired in 2002. During his career he served on operations in Malaysia, Borneo, and Vietnam.

He joined an RSA in 1967. In 2015 he was co-opted onto the Devonport RSA Executive Committee and was elected Vice President in 2016.

Red believes the RSA’s objectives are welfare, representation, and commemoration. He says that the RSA should provide a focal point for veterans, serving personnel, their families, and the community.

Manager 
​Stephen Millham

Profile coming soon!


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​Meet Andy James a new member of the Executive Committee.

Profile coming soon

Meet the Committee Members

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M. (Michael) Grieg & A. (Arch) Goodfellow  

Michael and Arch's profiles will be uploaded soon  - watch this space.​

Meet our talented artist Devonport RSA committee member Tony McNeight

Tony is Devonport raised so he has seen many Devonport RSA services in his short 63 years. He comes to the committee having had a father who served in the Pacific Theatre in WW2 and a relative who died on the Somme in WW1. This heartfelt passion for those men and women who served and gave their lives led to Tony to concepting and creating a Giant Poppy in the Auckland domain in 2015 consisting of 59,000 (the number of men and woman killed or wounded in WW1) red metal poppy petals or discs written on and laid by people to lost loved ones - in all theatres of war.This raised $60,000 for the NZRSA. In 2017 the French government invited Tony to take the concept to Arras, France where the same was repeated, this time with 6,000 petals being placed, culminating in the President of France and the Prime minister of Canada laying the lost two Poppies with their own personal messages. Tony is also Chair of the Devonport Arts and Music Trust and brings to the Devonport RSA his full support as it moves into the years ahead. 

Say hello to Devonport RSA Committee member Max Laloli

Mainlander from Roxburgh Central Otago, schooling at Redcastle Oamaru as a boarder and introduced to military life as an army cadet. He left school and joined the RNZAF in comms/ops from 1967 - 72 primarily in NZ with stints in South Pacific, Fiji and Rarotonga. Re-mustered to Territorial Army in Dunedin whilst at Otago University and graduated BCom (Acc & Info Sys).

Married and worked with large international accounting firm in Wellington, and 8 years London. Final work years were in retail as Operations and Project Manager. Now retired living on Auckland North Shore, being looked after by twin girl and boy Sophia and Francis.

​Max has been a member of a number of RSA's, joining Devonport RSA in 2016 and was Secretary in 2018. Interests; military history and overseas travel.

Meet our great RSA Committee Member George McGregor

Profile coming soon!

Ella Cronshaw

My name’s Ella Cronshaw and I was a 2020 prefect at Takapuna Grammar School and last year's youth ambassador at the Devonport RSA. I was born in Takapuna and have lived my whole life in Devonport.
 
I wanted to become a part of the RSA because I saw it as an excellent opportunity to get more involved in the community and to learn more about my ancestors’ history. Many of my family members served for New Zealand, there was a medic in the pacific, a doctor in the middle east that served with the Maori Battalion, and one that fought in Malaysia. As well as that my great-granddad served in WW1, my great-great-aunt was a nurse in WW2 and my great-great-granddad, Lieutenant Edward James O’Cinidi Cordner was mentioned in dispatches for heroism and awarded the OBE in 1919 after the war