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Booklet (5 copies), B & M Ltd, Royal Armoured Corps Training Vol III Armament Pam 18 Saladin Armoured Car 1965, 1965
The Saladin Armoured Car was in service in the Regiment during the 1960'sA soft covered booklet covering the weapon systems of the Saladin Armoured Car.Army Code No 70167saladin armoured car -
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Booklet, Major Michael Norman, Royal Tank Regiment, AFV Weapons 27 The Saladin Armoured Car, 1960's
A Squadron (ARA) of the Regiment was equipped with the Saladin Armoured Car in the1960'sAn 11 page soft covered publication about the development of the vehicle and its armamentsaladin armoured car -
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Medal, Air Crew Europe Star, abt 1945
The Air Crew Europe Star was awarded for operational flying from United Kingdom bases over Europe between 3 September 1939 and 5 June 1944. A person must first be entitled to the 1939-45 Star before qualifying for the Air Crew Europe Star. The Medal The Air Crew Europe Star is a six–pointed star of yellow copper zinc alloy. The obverse has a central design of the Royal and Imperial cypher, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The Air Crew Europe Star'. Stars issued to Australian personnel have recipient names engraved on the plain reverse. The Ribbon The Air Crew Europe Star ribbon is light blue with yellow and black outer stripes. The colours represent the continuous service of the Air Forces by night and day. Clasps Two clasps were issued for the Air Crew Europe Star: Atlantic France and Germany Regulations only allow one clasp to be worn with the Star. When the ribbon is worn alone a silver rosette ribbon emblem is worn to denote the award of a clasp.Miniature with clasps: France and Germany & Atlanticmedal, air crew europe -
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Medal, General Service Medal (British)
General Service Medal (1918) Ribbon: 32 mm, purple with a central green stripe. Awarded by United Kingdom Type Campaign medal Eligibility British army and Royal Air Force. Awarded for Campaign service. Campaign Minor campaigns 1918–62. Description Silver disk, 36 mm diameter. Clasps 17 Statistics Established 19 January 1923 Related Naval General Service Medal (1915), General Service Medal (1962) General Service Medal 1918 Clasp - Palestine 1945–48 Part of the resolution of the 1936-9 revolt was the imposition of an immigration quota for Jews wishing to enter Palestine. This was opposed by the Jewish settlers in Palestine and in 1944, a guerrilla war was launched against the British forces there, principally by the Irgun and Lehi. While service in this conflict prior to 1945 is counted as World War Two service, service between 27 September 1945 (the date a "state of emergency" was declared) and 30 June 1948 (when the last British troops departed) is acknowledged by this clasp to the GSM.Full size medal with ribbon. Clasp Palestine 1945-482628702 LCPL H CHEATLE GREN GDSgeneral service medal palestine -
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Medal, Elizabeth II Coronation 1953
The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that the authorities in the United Kingdom decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and other possessions of the Crown. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the government of each territory, which was left free to decide who got a medal and why. A total of 138,214 medals were issued, including: 11,561 to Australians 12,500 to Canadians Ladies awarded the medal can wear it on their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow. The medals were issued without inscription except for the 37 issued to the British Mount Everest Expedition. These were engraved MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION on the rim.Miniature medal with ribbon. The full size medal is a circular, silver medal, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, in a high-collared ermine cloak and wearing the collar of the Garter and Badge of the Bath, and facing right. There is no raised rim and no legend. The reverse shows the Royal Cypher EIIR surmounted by a large crown. The legend around the edge reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2nd JUNE 1953. The dark red ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, with two narrow dark blue stripes (0.09375 inches {3/32"} wide) in the centre (0.0625" apart) and narrow white stripes (0.0625") at each edge. medal elizabeth coronation -
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Medal, South Atlantic Medal
The South Atlantic Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to British military personnel and civilians for service in the Falklands War of 1982, between the United Kingdom and Argentina; 29,700 were issued. The South Atlantic Medal Association was formed in 1997. The medal is a coin, made of cupronickel, 36 mm in diameter, and was struck by the Royal Mint and issued by the Army Medal Office, Droitwich. The obverse side bears a crowned effigy of the The Queen. Like a modern British coin, it has the abbreviated form of ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR ("Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith") on the border and the Queen is facing to the right. The reverse side has the Falkland Islands' coat of arms, which bears the words "DESIRE THE RIGHT" (an allusion to English explorer John Davis' ship, "Desire"). A laurel wreath and the words "SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL" make up the border. CPL J FINLAY (number) RAFmedal, south atlantic, falklands -
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Medal, Africa Star, abt 1945
The Africa Star was granted for operational service in North Africa from the date of the entry of Italy into the war on 10 June 1940, up to the date of the cessation of operations against the enemy in North Africa on 12 May 1943. The Africa Star may also be awarded for operational service as a member of the Australian Defence Force during the Syrian Campaign in the period from 8 June 1941 to 11 July 1941. This medal is awarded for a minimum of one days operational service in North Africa, west of the Suez Canal between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 and in Syria between 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941. Clasps Three clasps were issued for the Africa Star: 8 th Army 1 st Army North Africa 1942-43 Only one clasp is worn and when the ribbon is worn alone a ribbon emblem, ‘8', ‘1' or silver rosette as appropriate is worn to denote the award of a clasp. The Medal The Africa Star is a six–pointed star of yellow copper zinc alloy. The obverse has a central design of the Royal and Imperial cypher, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The Africa Star'. Stars issued to Australian personnel have recipient names engraved on the plain reverse. The Ribbon The Africa Star ribbon colours represent the desert and the service of the Armies, Naval Forces, Merchant Navy and the Air Forces. Recipient is not engraved on reverse, so, either a replica or not issued to Australianmedal africa star -
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Medal, King George VI Coronation Medal
The King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who got a medal and why. A total of 90,279 medals were issued, including 6,887 to Australians 10,089 to CanadiansObject is a miniature. Description of full size medal: A circular, silver medal, 1.25 inches in diameter. Featured on the obverse are the conjoined effigies of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, crowned and robed, facing left. The rim is not raised on this medal and there is no legend. The Royal Cypher GRI appears on the reverse, surmounted by a large crown, with the inscription CROWNED / 12 May 1937 below the Royal Cypher in tow lines. Around the rim of the medal is the inscription: GEORGE VI QVEEN ELIZABETH (a V in Queen rather than a U). The garter-blue ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide; with a narrow (0.25 inch) band consisting of three equal widths of white, red, and white, at each edge.nil -
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Medal
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth Type :Campaign medal Eligibility Two months operational flying Awarded for Flying over occupied Europe Campaign European Air Operations 1939 – 1944 Description Six pointed star Clasps Atlantic France and Germany Related Atlantic Star, France and Germany Star The Air Crew Europe Star is a six–pointed star of yellow copper zinc alloy. The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher of King George VI, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words 'The Air Crew Europe Star'. The reverse is plain, although Stars issued to Australian and South African personnel have recipient names impressed. The ribbon for this medal, along with those of the other Second World War campaign stars, is reputed to have been designed by King George VI. The sky is represented by pale blue, night flying by the black stripes on the edges, with the yellow stripes representing enemy searchlights.ww2, medal, air ops europe -
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Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
The British Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal was instituted in 1830. The medal is made from silver and is 36 millimetres in diameter. Until 1901 the medal's obverse contained an image of a trophy of arms with the Royal Arms in an oval shield in the centre while the reverse side contained the inscription "For Long Service and Good Conduct". The King William IV issue had the Royal Coat of Arms with the badge of Hanover on the obverse and a small suspension ring with a plain crimson ribbon. The small ring was replaced by a larger version in 1831. When Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne in 1837 the Hanover emblem was removed from the medal's obverse. In 1855, during the Crimean War, a swivelling scroll suspension was introduced similar to that on the Crimea Medal, followed in 1874 by small lettering replacing the original large lettering on the reverse side. On the succession of King Edward VII to the throne in 1901, the effigy of the reigning sovereign was placed on the medal's obverse. The reverse side remained unchanged, while in 1920 the swivelling scroll suspension was replaced by a fixed suspender. In 1930 the title of the medal was changed to the Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) Medal. It was also decided to add a fixed suspension bar bearing the text "Regular Army" or the name of a dominion country: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India or South Africa. The medal was originally awarded to soldiers of good conduct who had completed 21 years service in the infantry or 24 years in the cavalry. In 1870, this qualifying period was reduced to 18 years for both the infantry and cavalry. During World War II officers could also be awarded this medal if they had completed at least 12 of their 18 years service in the ranks. Today, the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Army) is awarded to members of the British Army who have completed 15 years of reckonable service. A soldier who completes 15 years of reckonable service from the date of attestation or age 17½, whichever is later, shall be eligible to receive the medal. However, there are a number of offences which would normally preclude award of the LS&GCM. Awards are only made after a thorough check of a soldier's record of service. A Clasp to the medal was introduced in 1940. This can be awarded for an additional fifteen years' service. The Clasp bears an image of the Army Crest. When the ribbon alone is worn on a uniform a silver rosette denotes the award of the Clasp. The medal's ribbon was plain crimson from 1830 until 1917 when white stripes were added to both edges. An officer can be considered eligible for the award of the LS&GCM if 12 or more of the 15 years of his or her service have been in the ranks and provided that the other requirements for the award of the medal have been met. An Officer shall be eligible for the award of the Clasp if 22 or more of the 30 years of his or her service has been in the ranks and provided that the other requirements have again been met. Before 1 December 1977 18 years of service was required for consideration for the LS&GCM (Army). The vast majority of LS&GC medals are issued named to the recipient, with the name on the rim around the medal.Full size medal with ribbonREGULAR ARMY Recipient details on rim - not decipherablemedal long service good conduct -
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Document, Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Cerberus, Small Arms Training, 1992
A soft covered document from the Gunnery School of HMAS Cerberus covering various rifle types, F1 9mm sub-machine gun, pistols and shot guns, safety, range practices and coaching the firer.small arms training, navy -
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Booklet, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Training Vol 3 Armament Pam 2 106 mm Recoilless Rifle M40A1, 1963
A soft covered booklet providing instructors information necessary to train RAAC soldiers as crewmen for the 106 mm RCL7610-66-019-1715106 mm rcl -
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Booklet, B & M Ltd, Royal Armoured Corps Training Vol III Armament Pam 15 Centurion, 1964
A soft covered booklet to provide information for crew commanders or gunnery instructors to train crews Centurion tank gunnery. Includes amdt 1 & 2 (Australia) centurion tank gunnery -
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Book, Paul Handel, Dust, Sand and Jungle, 2003
Hard covered book, 200 pagesSigned by author, Representative Honorary Colonel, Chief Instructor & RSM of School of Armour -
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Book, Kenneth Macksey, To the Green Fields Beyond, 1965
A short history of the Royal Tank Regiment to 1965. Soft covered, 108 pageshistory, royal tank regiment -
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Booklet, Notes on the Organization of Field and RHA Regiments and their tactical handling. Military Training Pamphlet No 5 1938, 1938
A soft covered 4 page publication giving a brief on the new organisation of Field and Royal Horse ArtilleryNo to be published -
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Booklet, Victorian Railways Printing Works, Manual of the Royal Australian Army Provost Corps 1952, 1952
A soft covered booklet as a basic guide for Provost personnel in the performance of their dutiesprovost, provost -
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Booklet, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Training Vol 2 Firing Techniques Pam No 4. The Application of Fire from Light Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 1972
Soft covered booklet.DSN 7610-66-049-4468firing techniques, afv's -
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Document (3 copies), Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Corps Training Notes Vol 2 Firing Techniques and Armaments. Pam No 6 Light AFV Armament. Application of Fire, 1993
A loose leaf interim publication to provide the information necessary for instructors and vehicle commanders to conduct initial and continued training for crews -
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Magazine article, 2011
A page from the 2011 edition of "Ironsides" The first part is a request for donations for the Boer War memorial in Canberra, and the second is a brief on the Australian involvement in that warboer war, memorial -
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Plaque, Royal Army Dental Corps, abt 1980's
A glass plaque of the Royal Army Dental Corps. Attached to the back "Presented to Bandmaster and members of 4/19 PWLH Band. Many thanks and good luck in the future from Sgt 'Kev' Sturdy "EX LONG LOOK 89" " written on a piece of card. -
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Royal Appointment, S G A Hindhaugh, 9 Oct 1916 (Original)
A copy of the appointment of Stanley George Allen Hindhaugh to Captain in His Majesty's Land Forces on 5th August 1914. It is dated 9th October 1916. On back: S G A Hindhaugh Captain Land Forces 4th Australian Light Horse (Victoria) 66/3180appointment, hindhaugh -
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Order of Ceremony, The Royal Australian Amored (sic) Corps the Keeffe Family & Eoghan McDonald Celebrates (sic) the Unveiling of a Commemorative Plaque 16 November 2014, 2014
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 -
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Book, Paul D Handel et al, Fifty Years of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1948-1998, abt 1999
100 page, A4 size book royal australian armoured corp, history, armour -
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Book, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Student Handout Operators Manual Radio Sets July 81, July 1981
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 -
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Pamphlet, Royal Armoured Corps Training - Notes for Royal Armoured Corp Signal Instructors, 1966
Training material for RegimentSoft covered, stapled book covering currents, circuits, radio waves, security, various radios and harness installations used by armoured units. Army Code No 70303book, signals training -
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Manual - Book, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Operators Manual, July 1981
Used by the RegimentSoft covered book detailing the setting up, drills and tests of radios and associated equipments as used within the Royal Australian Armoured Corpsradio, training doctrine, hand books -
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Pamphlet, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Advanced Signal Training 1981, 1981
Used by the RegimentSoft covered loose leaf book, the RAAC extract from the Manual of Land Warfare Part Two, Signal Training Volume 2 detailing communications techniques and radio telephone proceduresRoyal Australian Armoured Corps Advanced Signal Training. RAAC extract from the Manual of Land Warfare Part Two, Signal Training Volume 2 Communications Techniques Pam No 3 Telephone Procedures (All Corps) 1980signals training, royal australian armoured corps, handbook -
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Manual - Folder, loose leaf, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Signal Training 1985, 1985
Used by the RegimentSoft covered loose leaf book. The RAAC extract from Manual of Land Warfare Part 2 Signal Training Volume 2, detailing procedure to be used for radiotelephone communications throughout the Army. Includes Amendment list No 1.RAAC Signal Training 1985. RAAC Extract from Manual of Land Warfare Part 2. Signal Training Volume 2, Pamphlet No 3. Radio Telephone Procedure (All Corps) 1983hand book, radio training, royal australian armoured corps -
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Manual - Folder, loose leaf, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Voice Procedure Notes for RAAC Instructors, March 1955
Soft covered book of notes divided into lessons in the suggested order of teaching.7610/AMF/00038radio procedures, training manual