A black and white photograph of Cpl Normie Rowe peers pensively from the turret of his APC.By this time of his active service Normie had risen through the ranks from a Trooper Driver to L/Cpl 30 Calibre machine gun operator to command of his own APC within his troop.photograph, apc, cpl normie rowe, gibbons collection catalogue

Desert drab paint. Stores box with tarp on rear compartmentBlack chevron with numeral 22 on side of turret and "The Exorcist" on the gun barrelm109a2, tank

This shell type is used in the main armament of the interim Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) developed using the turret from the Saladin Mk2 Heavy Armoured Car on an M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier. The vehicle was developed by the Australian army. 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles was equipped with FSVs in the 1980s.76 mm shell rendered inert for display purposes.shell, gun, fsv, vmr

A’ Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles conducted an annual range day at Puckapunyal at which soldiers undertook instruction leading to qualification in a range of weapons including M26 Grenade, 84mm Carl Gustav Medium Antitank Weapon (MAW) and both .30 calibre and .50 calibre machine guns.Two colour photographs of soldiers of ' A ' Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles inspecting the effects of shooting on targets on Puckapunyal Range. The holes are the result of hollow charge ammunition which successfully penetrated the heavy armour of tank turrets.

Items in the collection relating to ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY no 13556 RAN Refer cat no 2134 for his service record. The photographs are from his personal album, and are mainly official photographs widely available among the services. The photographs are from Australian , British and American sources. This set illustrates Holley's service on HMAS Canberra in the period 1928-1930 Whilst not taken personally, they do capture the events he and his Canberra crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each desription is preceeded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 7963-1 1933 Holley A nd B turrets HMAS Canberra Portsmouth England 2. 7963-2 1934 Spring cruise HMAS Squadron Australia Canberra and destroyers 3. 7963-3 1941 Holley hobart 4. 7963-4 Holley Canberra firing 8inch guns 5. 7963-5 Holley Canberra salvo 8inch guns 6. 7963-6 Holley Canberra 7. 7963-7 Holley HMAS Canberra in heavy seas 8. 7963-8 Canberra Welcome home 9. 7963-9 Holley ship with biplanes flypast from 015 10. 7963-10 holley Swains reef Queensland 1930s 11. 7963-11 Holley with 2 shipmates from HMAS Canberrahmas canberra, interwar period, arthur george holley