Pocket sized booklet covering coaching for small arms shootingNSN 7610-66-136-3956shooting, coaching

A copy of the appointment by Rt Hon H S Baron Northcote GCMG. KGCI Governor General of Australia of Murray William Bourchier Esq to Second Lieutenant on 12 Feb 1907. It is dated 29 June 1908Entered on record in Register of Patents No 3 page 159bourchier, commission

Six black & white photographs contained in a loose leaf plastic folder. Three photos show the Mosque in Beersheba, one with Light Horse machine gunners passing and another with Light Horse passing. One photo shows General Chauvel's Headquarters. One photo shows the Australian Hospital in Beersheba and one is of a Light Horse Squadron on the side of a hill. They are dismounted and the horses are mainly standing in troop lines photos, beersheba, light horse, chauvel

The 13th Australian Armoured Regiment was a Gippsland militia unit that had been called up for full time duty in December 1941 as a traditional light horse regiment. The early months of 1942 had seen the regiment lose its horses, a conversion to a motor regiment and finally to an armoured regiment in May. During this period there were considerable changes in personnel, however the regiment maintained its strong links to Gippsland and its former identity. Between May and November 1942, individual soldiers had become proficient in their trade training and the regiment changed its focus to troop and squadron activities. On 16 November 1942, the unit was located at the Puckapunyal Army Camp. C Squadron's training program involved a night driving exercise where a column of armoured and B vehicles would depart camp at 0245 hours and proceed to a site to the East of Seymour and set up a bivouac between Whiteheads Creek and Highlands Road. Numerous army camps surrounded the Seymour area; and much of the surrounding farm land had been acquired for military purposes. By November 1942 exercises such as C Squadron's were commonplace and had been repeated on numerous occasions since 1939. At 0400 hrs, C Squadron's vehicles reached O'Sullivan's Paddock on the Kobyboyn Road; prior to reaching the Old Telegraph Road the column turned to the North towards a known crossing point on Whiteheads Creek. The column consisted of seven M3 Medium Tanks and four Universal Carriers. In the case of Corporal McLeod's vehicle, there were seven crewmen rather than the usual five man crew. On arrival at the creek crossing, Captain C.M.I. 'Sandy' Pearson dismounted and with the assistance of Sergeant R.J. Ball began to guide individual tanks across the creek. Four tanks had crossed the creek without difficulty when Corporal McLeod's tank, ARN 24652, began its descent. Captain Pearson stated at the Coroner's Inquiry in December 1942, "Whilst climbing out of the ford the vehicle swerved to the left, apparently striking the tree. It was not the portion of the tank (front) that struck the tree. The tank straightened and appeared to be well under control, suddenly the bank on the left collapsed to the extent of 3ft by 12ft by15ft long causing the vehicle to slide into the creek and turn upside down." Captain Pearson and Sergeant Ball were faced with a nightmarish situation: The Grant had come to rest upside down in soft mud, six crew members were unaccounted for, escape hatches could not be opened and the weight of the tank was settling deeper into the water and mud. Compounding the problem was that the location of the tank did not allow for the other tanks to safely conduct a recovery. It was truly the darkest night.Single A4 card. folded, Contains an account of the raising of 13 Armoured Regiment in December 1941and a tank accident during a night creek crossing in which six crewmen were killed, and, Order of Ceremony for plaque unveiling, Guest of Honour LtCol Stuart Cree CO/CI School of Armour13 armored regiment, tank accident, puckapunyal

100 page, A4 size book royal australian armoured corp, history, armour

Used by all Royal Australian Armoured Corps vehicles. Mid 1950's to mid 1970'sEquipment used by the RegimentA HF voice and CW sender-receiver for use in vehicles or as ground station. Consists three main units - the sender/receiver, the power supply unit, and aerial tuning unit. Power supply was either 12 or 24 volt. Frequency range 1.5 - 12.0 Mc/s. Operating range up to 25 miles.Radio - No 0549, Supply unit vibratory - No 1545, Aerial Tuning Unit No 1397radio, c13

Not of particular significance to this collection. Available for "swaps" with other collectionsWorld War 2 pattern greatcoat. With Australian Military Forces buttons and colour patch of 6 Division Engineers on each sleeveOn label sewn inside " M TX"clothing, uniforms, greatcoat

Framed B&W photo of badge of Australian Army Veterinary Corpsphotograph, aust army veterinary corps

Plaque depicting badge of Australian Army Training Team. Vietnam. Plastic material fixed to wooden backingvietnam, plaque, training team

Plaque: 3 metal pieces fixed to wooden mounting. 1. Shield shape - globe at centre overlaid with sword pointing upwards, red and yellow scroll representing Republic of Vietnam, badges of participating elements around margin. 2 Rising sun badge 3 Scroll "Australian Force Vietnam"plaque, vietnam

Plaque, metal pieces affixed to wooden mounting, commemmorating the (eventual) welcome home parade in 1987 for Vietnam Veterans. 1. Shield shape with title "VIETNAM VETERANS PARADE SYDNEY 1987" Australian flag overlaid with map of Australia with lines focusing on Sydney with depiction of Harbour Bridge. Vietnam service medals shown below map. 2. Scroll "AUSTRALIAN VIETNAM FORCES"plaque, vietnam vets, welcome home

Francis Charles Pearson was born on 23rd August 1913 in Ballarat. During the course of his long life -he died just before his 96th birthday - he was a successful businessman, notably in the field of air conditioning, as well as a world renown farmer noted for his cattle breeding methods. This was in addition to a meritorious military career. Frank Pearson enlisted as a 16 year old cadet in 6 Field Company, Australian Engineers on 29 Jan 1930., CSM in 1935, he transferred to 2 Field Coy RAE on 1 July 1936. Next, he joined the cadre of 2 AA Searchlight Coy, RAE and was commissioned on 14 Oct 1939. That unit became 53rd AA Coy, providing personnel for 1/54 AA Coy late in 1939. Lt Pearson was was 2IC at this time. When the unit was mobilised on 14 Sep 1940, T/Capt Pearson was appointed OC. Seconded to the AIF on 14 May 1941 he was appointed to raise A Squadron, 2/6 Armoured Regiment, and once that was done, he raised B Squadron. Promoted temporary Major in June 1942 he served with the regiment in Stuart tanks during the difficult operations around Cape Endaiadere and Buna from October 1942 until April 1943. After return to Australia the regiment waited in vain for further operational employment. Frank Pearson was demobilised on 23 October 1945. With the raising of the Citizen Military Forces in 1948, Major Pearson was appointed 2IC 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles. On 1 January 1953 he assumed command of 4th/19th Prince of Walers's Light Horse Regiment, a post he held until the end of 1956. After service in more senior postings he retired with the rank of Colonel on 24 August 1964. From then until just a few years before his passing, Colonel Pearson remained actively involved in the life of his regiment. Following a couple of less successful attempts to do so, he was instrumental in establishing the regimental museum, these days the Unit History Room. Undaunted by a continuing sequence of changing venues it is to his credit that the history of the regiment is not only preserved but readily available to today's members of the unit and the general public. Coloured photo of Colonel Francis (Frank) Pearson OAM ED. Mounted in wooden frame.frank pearson, photographs

Hard plastic covered book. Australian Army issued. Technical Manual/User Handbook for Radio Set AN/PRC 777610-66-027-7622book, radio an/prc 77, user manual

Handbook for equipment previously used by the Regiment Soft covered loose leaf photo copy book detailing the RAAC control harnesses and their operating procedures for RAAC instructors- incorporating control harness B1 - B2 Type A and AN/VIC 1 (V) control harness.handbook, radio

Handbook for equipment previously used by the RegimentSoft covered loose leaf photo-copied book detailing general details, tuning drills, tests etc of RAAC radio configurations RS C42, RS B47, AN/PRC 25, AN/GRC 125, AN/VRC 46, AN?VRC 49, RS C13, AN/PRC77 and AN/GRC 160.book, radio training

Handook of equipment and procedures previously used by the RegimentSoft covered book of notes for wireless instructors including the Wireless Set No 19, WT & RT procedure, security use of codes, field cabling etchandbook, wireless training, procedures, number 19 set

Soft covered book detailing a general description, operation of, and maintenance etc of the AN/PRC-64. Printed for the Australian Army.Delco Radio General Motors Corporationradio prc64, instructions

Instructions for equipments previously used by the RegimentLoose leaf soft covered book detailing a general description, operation, installation and user maintenance for all RAAC radio configurations, antennas, line etc as used by the Corps handbook, radio, line, antennas

Medallion, metal, antique silver plated finish. OBVERSE Badge of the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment, surrounded by title of the Regiment. REVERSE Three charging Lighthorsemen. 14 x 7mm panel for engravingmedallion, light horse,

Training manual used by RegimentSoft covered book, detailing communications security in the Australian ArmyDSN 7610-66-039-4906radio training, armoured corps

Provides historical information about operations of Australian Light Horse units in the Middle EastSoft covered A4 book, 112 pages plus mapsIn front cover: Joan Rice (Flawley) 41 Arnold Drive Chelsea vic 3196world war 1, middle east, egyptian expeditionary force

Used by the RegimentSoft covered book detailing the radiotelephone procedure to be used throughout the Australian Military ForcesDSN 7610-66-029-1400training manuals, radiotelephone procedures

Used by the RegimentSoft covered book detailing the radio telephone procedure to be used throughout the Australian Military ForcesDSN 7610-66-029-1400training manuals, radiotelephone procedures

Used by the RegimentSoft covered book detailing the radiotelephone procedure to be used throughout the Australian Military ForcesDSN 7610-66-029-1400training manuals, radiotelephone procedures

Used by the RegimentSemi-hard covered book detailing the basic training doctrine for Signals within the DivisionDSN 7610-66-033-8017training manual, signals, division, australia

Used by the RegimentSemi-hard covered book detailing the basic training doctrine for Signals within the Division.DSN 7610-66-033-8017training manual, signals, division, australia

Semi-hard covered book detailing the basic training doctrine for Signals within the DivisionDSN 7610-66-033-8017 Supersedes DSN 7610-66-023-5721 The Division in Battle Pam No 7 Signals 1965training manual, signals, division, australia