While many recruits could already drive when they joined 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles it took many hours of instruction and training before they were licenced to drive heavier, more complex army vehicles both on and off road and under combat conditions. Members of the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) were posted to Army Reserve units in the 1980s and 1990s. They were rarely posted to Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) but were invaluable in the A1 Echelon driving fuel, ammunition, ration and water supply vehicles. Two colour photographs of group of soldiers of ' A ' Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles at a meal break during a driving exercise, 1986. Considerable variation in dress and headgear. Green beret at left, Sergeant D. Reynolds; hat Private T. Roche; Black beret Sergeant H. Wilson; no hat Corporal M. Roberts ; peak Cap with badge Warrant Officer 2 Burnie; Peak cap Corporal Potts.

Standard M1 helmet with liner. Photo 0188b shows inside helmet with liner removed. Photos 0188d-f show liner onlyOnly markings are as in photos 0188a & 0188c.headgear, helmet

Vietnam eraVietnam eraFibre helmet liner used with the US M1 steel helmet. The outside of the liner is a dark green colour and the inside brown. The liner contains a webbing suspension system that can be adjusted to fit the wearer's head. The suspension webbing has a three-strap olive green nylon webbing in an asterisk pattern stretching across the inside of the liner. A brown leather and nylon webbing sweatband is mounted around the inside of the liner with metal clips. The suspension system is mounted at six points with metal rivets and clips. Metal clips are riveted to either side of the liner and at the rear.Cat. No. 8415-50-753-5792. Written in black texta is MORCOM, 37019 an 1966-67.helmet, headgear

Navy Blue Wool Felt Beret with RAAOC (Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps) badge. Black polyester/cotton edging and adjustment tape. (inner lining has been cut out) Grey felt badge backing inside beret.Nilheadgear, beret

Green Wool Felt Beret with Royal Australian Corps of Signals badge missing crown and Mercury's ankle broken from base of badge. Black polyester/cotton edging, adjustment tape and lining with manufacturers label.Inside: "Beret Mnfrs.Pty., Ltd. Victoria Australia Size 7 1/8"headgear, beret

Black Felt Beret with RAR (Royal Australian Regiment) gilt metal badge. Unlined. Black polyester/cotton edging. Adjustment tape missing. Manufacturer's tab sewn to edging.Tab "Christie's Sydney" Stamp inside mostly indecipherable except for "PURE WOOL"headgear, beret

Standard issue slouch hatStandard issue slouch hat individualised by Corps badge and unit colour patch Khaki Australian Army slouch hat (fur felt) with khaki cloth puggaree. White above blue with purple square superimposed 42 mm square colour patch (142nd Signal Squadron) on right hand side of puggaree. Royal Australian Corps of Signals cap badge on front of puggaree. Brown sweatband. Brown leather chinstrap. Mounted on plywood mounting board.Latiners 1986 55 (size) gold stamped on sweatbandheadgear, slouch

Camouflage pattern (black, green, brown, khaki) cotton 'giggle' hat. Four brass ventilation fittings in crown. Manufacturer's label sewn inside. Label side 1 - John Star Pty. Ltd. NSW 02-669-1066 Name ............ (note - no name shown) No. ................ (note - no number shown) 100 % COTTON Made in Hong Kong" Label side 2 - care instructions headgear, combat

Owned and donated by local member.Black woven cotton hat band for WRAAF (Womens Royal Australian Air Force) officers. Cloth embroidered badge with padded gold bullion and red velvet crown, gilded metal eagle and gold bullion laurel leaves. Badge model is late 1960s and after - bird is Australian wedge-tailed eagle.Noneheadgear, hat accessory

Brown peaked hat with dark blue hat band with gilt and blue enamel metal Zimbabwe Republic Police cap badge. Chin strap and attaching buttons missing. Brown leather sweat band. Clear plastic crown liner with manufacturer and size label. Hand written owners details.Head band, crown edge and crown front reinforced. Manufacturer's Label "Botswana Cap Mfrs., Lobatse" Size Label "55" Red marker pen "824201Y Ellis S"headgear, cap

Black wool felt beret with black nylon trim and tie tape. Royal Australian Corps of Signals cap badge. Black cloth lining with manufacturer's label and name / number label. Label "Beret Mnfrs Pty Ltd. Victoria. Australia. Size 6 3/4 " Name Tag "3162456 Dibben" hand writtenheadgear, beret

Standard RAA cap for 1950 / 1960 periodKhaki cloth peaked cap with Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery gilt cap badge (Queen's crown) with brown leather chin strap and gilt AMF 12mm diameter buttons. Brown leather sweat band and clear plastic liner. Manufacturer's label. Manufacturer's and Inspectors stamp inside sweat band. Manufacturer's Label "Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories, Melbourne" red printing on white label. Overstamped "S56 6 7/8" in black ink Manufacturer's and Inspection stamp inside sweatband, partly indecipherable. No personal I.D.headgear, cap

UK manufacture RAA cap for 1950s. Personal purchase?? Khaki cloth peaked cap with Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery gilt cap badge (Queen's crown) with brown leather chin strap and gilt AMF 12mm diameter buttons. Brown leather sweat band and tan plastic crown liner and khaki cloth liner. Manufacturer's, size and D^D stamp under crown. "Herbert Johnson (Bond Street) Ltd., 38 New Bond Street, London" "1951" "Size 6 7/8" "Made in England" "D^D" No personal I.D.headgear, cap

Typical British and Commonwealth full dress cap for 1950sBlack peaked cap with black wool crown and red piping and hat band. Royal Australian Artillery gilt cap badge. Black patent leather chin strap with 13mm dia. brass AMF buttons. Black patent letter peak with 20mm gold wire edging and green undersides. Tan leather sweat band. Tan cloth lining with green printed manufacturer's name and purple stamped details Green printed. "Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd. Purple stamp. "1952 6 7/8 Made in England" Note - no personal markingsheadgear, cap

Standard issue peaked cap for 1988.Peaked khaki cloth cap with brown 18mm leather chin strap with two 13mm AMF gilt buttons (crown and map only). Khaki cloth covered peak. Royal Aust. Signals cap badge. Brown leather sweat band. Plastic covered, grey cloth liner with black stamped manufacturer's, etc. details. Australian Government Clothing Factory and logo Size /|\ 56 VIC 1988 (Note - no personal markings) headgear, cap

WW2 Air Raid Wardens,Area controller Helmet (reporo)headgear, ww2

United Nations Blueheadgear, army

Floppy - Desert Camoflageheadgear, army

GERMAN COLD WEATHER CAPheadgear, army

Hat Voluntary Aid Detachment "VAD" nurses (part of UC003) (Also can havea Rising Sun hat Badge for late WW2)(Also Part UC013)headgear, army

German Paratroop replicaheadgear, german army

NUSRAT 1915headgear, ran

Ratings hat tally band blankheadgear, ran

Ratings hat, HMAS Nirimba.headgear, ran

Ratings hat + tally band HMAS ANZACheadgear, ran

Cap, khaki, US Army, Privateheadgear, army

Naval Association of Australiaheadgear, ran

Beret navy blue with collar dog rising sunheadgear, army

Peacekeepers (Solomons) floppyheadgear, general

Slouch Hat with signals Badgeheadgear, army