From Title Page: "GUNFIRE!/ A HISTORY OF THE 2/12 AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT 1940-1946",Hardcover book with Dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard with red colour buckram, gold colour print on spine. Dustcover, paper, red and black print on beige, brown, khaki, grey and black stylized art illustration depicting three gunners firing a military gun, full length of the dustcover. Flaps with printed information. 342 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs, maps diagrams and artwork. Endpapers front and back - sepia tones - map of “TOBRUCK DEFENCES". Inscriptions noted front first page.Handwritten details - black ink pen. "DONATED BY BENDIGO YMCA 2009". Black ink stamp "BENDIGO DISTRICT RSL CLUB SUB BRANCH INC./ BOX 42/ LONG GULLY 3550".publication, book, military history, 2/12 australian field regiment, ww2

The programme relates to National Service Training, Parades cover RHQ, P Battery, Q Battery, LAD (Light Aid detachment), R Battery. front has the Adjutants name, Capt G.S.BOLITHO.Programme of Parades 22 Field Regiment, pink card, all type in black, folds out to 3 sections, top front cover has “Australian Military Forces” over a badge depiction featuring a cannon, parade times for half year ending 31st Dec 1956, space at bottom for card holders name and rank and number, inside has information then 2 pages of parade dates and times, over is one page of same then one of information relating to 12 items.On front in black typing, Army No “3/752697”, Rank,”Bdr”, Name, “RANDALL R.G”parades, programmes, 22 field regiment

This is a set of 28 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron undergoing adventurous training held at unknown locations in South Australia, in 1994. It is also possible the training was in the Grampians region of Victoria. Off-road driver training and abseiling were key activities of this adventurous training as well as teamwork, leadership, and field craft. Elements from units of the Army Reserve may have participated in the training. See items 6561.31P, 6562.33P and 6563.33P for more photos taken during this training activity.This is a set of 28 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron personnel undergoing adventurous training held at unknown locations in South Australia in 1994. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1994. Abseiling. Unidentified personnel. .2) - Photo, colour, 1994. Abseiling. L to R: Unidentified (x2), WO2 Ken Talbot-Smith, unidentified, SGT Mark Donnelly, unidentified. .3) to .10) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. .11) to .12) - Photo, colour, 1994. Abseiling. Unidentified personnel. .13) to .14) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. .15) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. L to R: SSGT Brian ‘BC’ Collings, unidentified (x6). .16) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. .17) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. Unidentified personnel. .18) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. L to R: SSGT Brian ‘BC’ Collings, SGT Steve McGuiness. .19) - Photo, colour, 1994. Training area terrain. .20) to .27) - Photo, colour, 1994. Abseiling. Unidentified soldiers. .28) - Photo, colour, 1994. Returning to 4 Fd Svy Sqn. L to R: SPR Fran Calvert, unidentified, SPR Gordon Santo, SPR Matt Arnold, SGT Dave Cook..1P to .28P – There are no personnel identified. ‘1994 ADV TRAINING’ annotated on negatives sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, 4 fd svy sqn

The slide rule was used for less accurate quick mathematical calculations. It was light weight and easy to use in the field. This slide rule was used by members of 4 Fd Svy Sqn circa 1960 for quick Survey calculations..1 12 Inch Slide Rule, multi-function Calculator .2 Protective box and carry case for Slide Rule. Green cardboard box.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, 4 fd svy sqn

A Copy of Australian Army commander's diaries (Vietnam): Headquarters units, item no. 1/4/111: Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force: Annex M: After Operation Report Toan Thang (1-31 Jul 1968). See media files for more information.headquarters, 1st australian task force, operation toan thang, australian military forces, 1 rar, 2 rar, 3rar, 12 field regiment, c squadron, 1 armoured regiment, a squadron, 3 cav regt, 1 field squadron rae, brig ronald laurence hughes, 72, col donald beaumont dunstan, 2289, lt col phillip harvey bennett, 57004, lt col noel russell charlesworth, 235007, companion of the distinguished service order, dso, lt col jeffrey james shelton, 3395, lt col john david kelly, 235029, maj peter richard badman, 235121, maj john david keldie, 235100, maj john howard kemp, 335105, distinguished service cross, fire support base wattle, fire support base harrison, fire support base coral, fire support base hunt, fire support base andersen, fire support base thornton, fire support base dyke, fire support base evans, fire support base coogie, 161 (indep) recce flt, 9 squadron raaf, no 35 sqn raaf, nui thi vai, hat dich, ao surfers, 141 nva regt, 7 nva div, 165 nva regt, 274 vc regiments, 5 vc div, 275 vc regiments, ao giles, ao sturt, ao hume, ao kennedy, ao lawson, ao belize, ao taupo, ao murray bridge, fire support base anderson, fire support base balmoral, bearcat, maj ian hubert maclean, 235060, member of the order of the british empire, mbe, killed in action, viet cong killed, prisoner of war, ao columbus, ao hunter, ao swan, ao nepean, ao manly, ao bondi

Hand drawn Coat of Arms for the soldiers known as the Rats of Tobruk with signatures of those involved in the engagement between 5th April to the 22nd of October 1941 The drawing is signed by artist John DOWIE AM, SX6087 who served with the 2/43rd Battalion Signatories are: VX42389 Eric Hamilton, 2/32 Battalion; VX30189 F.Baldwin, 2/23 Battalion; VX34544, F.J.Mc.Intosh 2/24 Battalion; VX34554 W.Harrison, 2/24 Battalion; WX7281 P.Bone 2/25 Battalion; VX33719 Duke Goldsmith, 2/24 Battalion; VX41179 Harry Frazer, 2/24 Battalion; VX29652 A.R.Stribley, 2/24 Battalion; SX6367 Arthur “Jack” Foley, 2/43 Battalion ( died in 1980 buried at Wangaratta); VX48340 Harry Jones, 2/23 Battalion; VX42317 Aub Jarrott, 2/24Battalion; VX28869 Rod Deering 2/24Battalion; VX15719 Ian F. Joss 7th Division AASC; VX19723 Len Dauria, 2/12 Field Regiment; NX35852 R.E (Snowy) Cornelius 2/13 Battalion; VX32559 Jim Gray, 2/24Battalion - James Cyril GRAY Born 6/1/1916 in Orroroo South Australia. Enlisted 28/5/1940 at Mildura. Awarded Military Medal for remarkable coolness, bravery and leadership at Tobruk on 24/4 and 1/5/1941. He was promoted to Sergeant on 14/8/1941, Lieutenant in November 1942 then Captain on 9/4/1945. He was wounded in action on 11/9/1943 and discharged on 20/12/1945. He married and had three children. He died on 10/4/1992 aged 76 and buried at Wangaratta Cemetery.This original drawing is by John DOWIE SX6087 who served with the 2/43rd Battalion during the second world war and is signed by the artist and soldiers from the 2/24th Battalion known as "Wangaratta's Own". John Stuart Dowie AM (15 January 1915 – 19 March 2008) was an Australian painter, sculptor and teacher. He was born in the suburb of Prospect in Adelaide, South Australia, and studied architecture at the University of Adelaide. During World War II, Dowie worked in the Military History Unit of the Australian Imperial Force, and as an assistant to Australia's official war sculptor, Lyndon Dadswell. As a soldier, he was one of the Rats of Tobruk. After studying art in London and Florence, Dowie returned to Australia. His work includes over 50 public sculpture commissions, including the "Three Rivers" fountain in Victoria Square, "Alice" in Rymill Park, the "Victor Richardson Gates" at Adelaide Oval and the "Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith Memorial" at Adelaide Airport. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1981 in recognition of service to the arts as a sculptor and painter. Dowie died on 19 March 2008, aged 93. There is a similiar version of the drawing on page 32 of the book Desert Sand and Jungle Green by Geoffrey Boss-Walker which is an illustrated history of the 2/43rd Battalion.Timber frame containing hand drawn Coat of Arms consisting of "rats" as shield supporters, crest with a swastika in the centre and motto surrounded by signatures.Signatures of artist John Dowie and soldiers engaged at Tobruk. The crest depicts a latrine and the motto reads NON FASCES SED FAECES (Latin translation - "Do not move but the dregs") rats of tobruk, coat of arms, 1941, john dowie, ww2, middle east, 2/24 battalion, 2/43 battalion

In the years following the Crimean War (1854-1857J) there was a great concern in the Colony that Imperial Russia would attempt an invasion. Coastal defences in the colony of Victoria were greatly strengthened by the Government as a result. Warrnambool was originally protected by cannons at Cannon Hill, approximately 1 kilometer west of the Flagstaff Hill Fortifications. These cannons included two 1866 guns, both 80 Pound Rifled Muzzle Loaders (RML) purchased by Victoria’s Colonial Government. They were part of a shipment of 26 such guns sent from England in December 1866. They are registered as No. 23 (80cwt-2qr-0lbs) - Gun 1, and No.13 (81cwt-1qr-12lbs) - Gun 2. They were cast at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich Arsenal, in 1866 and have a 6.3 inch bore. Both barrels carry the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria, Insignia of the Royal Engineers, within the Garter and Motto surmounted by the Crown, with the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter (letters in centre “VR”, motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE”, "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it."). The guns were originally supplied with wooden carriages. (The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, England, was established eleven years after the Restoration of King Charles II. It was the principal supplier of armaments to the British and Empire Governments. At the height of its operations during World War One the factory covered 1300 acres and employed very nearly 80,000 workers. Woolwich was the Headquarters of the Royal Artillery since the raising of that Regiment in 1716. The Arsenal was closed in the late 1960’s.) These two cannons were transferred to the Warrnambool Garrison Artillery Battery Fortifications erected at Flagstaff Hill in 1887 as part of Victoria’s Coastal Defences. The original wooden carriages were subsequently replaced with the present iron garrison carriages in 1888. They are a “C” pivot. The ‘racers’ or curved track set into the floor of the gun emplacement (which enabled the guns to be traversed more quickly) are as specified for guns up to 10 inch, being of wrought iron 2.78 inches wide. A temporary third gun, now no longer on Flagstaff Hill’s site, was a 5 inch Rifled Breech Loading (BL) Armstrong gun mounted on an Elswick hydro pneumatic disappearing carriage It was faster to load and fire than the 80 pound RMLs and its arrival spelt the end of the older 80 pound guns’ useful life, apart from being used for practice sessions. The 5 inch BL gun was the main defensive weapon of the Warrnambool Battery until the Battery was downgraded in importance and the gun was recalled to Melbourne in 1910. The State of Victoria took over the ownership of the guns at the time of Australian Federation in 1901. In about 1901/1902 the Garrison Battery was converted to the Warrnambool Battery of the Australian Field Artillery (No 4 Field Battery). It was equipped with 4.7 inch naval guns mounted on field carriages. They were now a mobile unit but continued to use the Warrnambool Garrison area at Flagstaff Hill for practice. When the Fortifications were declared obsolete, the two 80 Pounder RML were relocated to Cannon Hill in 1910. On the outbreak of World War One the 4.7 inch guns were recalled to Melbourne, and the Battery was disbanded. Most of the personnel probably re-enlisted in the local 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. The two 80 Pounder RML were moved back to the Fortifications in 1973. They were both fully restored by Army First Year Apprentices at the Ordinance Factory in Bendigo in time for the centenary year of the fortifications in 1987. The guns are capable of firing 80 pound (32.3kg) armour piercing exploding shells 3.65kms out to sea. They were original manned by volunteers before a paid Garrison was established. Now the Guns are again fired by volunteers on Special Event days. Since restoration the Gun Number 1 had been fired on a regular basis but Gun Number 2 hadn’t been fired since the mid 1990’s. In April 2015 Gun Number 2 was serviced in preparation for the firing of both cannons on the ANZAC Centenary commemorations on April 25th 2015. Other guns from the original Cannon Hill location were obsolete by the time the 1887 Warrnambool Garrison Artillery Battery was built. These guns are (1) a 32 Pounder Muzzle Loading Smooth Bore (SB) cast in 1813 at the famous Carron Foundry, number 80837 and now located in the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens (2) a 68 Pounder Muzzle Loading Smooth Bore cast in 1861 at the equally august Low Moor Foundry, number 10310 and now located on the lawn area at the entrance to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Both of these guns are mounted on their original wooden garrison carriages. There are only seven 32 Pounder SB made by Carron and fifteen 68 Pounder SB made at Low Moor known to exist in the State of Victoria. Funding was received to repair Cannon No.2 and its iron carriage. After completion, both Cannon No 1 and No. 2 were 'fired' in a public re-enactment on April 4th, 2026. (Conservation Management Plan for Victorian Guns and Cannon, South Western Victoria, May 2008, ref W/F/05)The Warrnambool Garrison has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register H1250 “for its intact battery and guns, a strong reminder of Victoria’s wealth and determination to protect itself from the perceived threat of invasion in the 1880’s.” The City of Warrnambool is one of several custodians of a collection of artillery pieces of heritage significance at a state, national and international level. These pieces are directly related to the defence of south-west Victoria in the 19th century. The care and preservation come under the Heritage Act 1995. Cannon. 80 Pound Rifled Muzzle Loading (RML) Gun on iron carriage and slide, installed in the Battery at Flagstaff Hill’s Fortifications. Made in 1866 at the Royal Gun Factory (R-G-F), Woolich, England. Gun Reg No 13. Flagstaff Hill Garrison Gun 2 (Gun No. 2). Insignia of the Royal Engineers, and the weight of the gun, stamped on top of the gun’s barrel. There is a brass plate on the side of the gun with the details of 1987 restoration.Stamped into the metal on top of the barrel, Insignia of the Royal Engineers; Garter and Motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE”, surmounted by the Crown, with the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria “VR” within the Garter. Also stamped on top of the gun are 2 inward pointing arrows above the weight ”81-1-12”. Brass plate “RESTORATION / BY / FIRST YEAR / APPRENTICES / ORDANANCE FACTORY / BENDIGO 1987”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, colonial defences, victoria’s coastal defences, warrnambool fortification, warrnambool garrison battery, warrnambool volunteer corps, ordinance, armaments, cannon hill fortifications, 4th australian light horse regiment, no 4 field battery, 80 pound cannon rifled muzzle loaders (rml), victorian colonial government, royal gun factory england, woolwich arsenal, royal cypher of queen victoria, garrison gun

This item was donated by I F Ahearn, who served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, 12th Field Regiment in 1968-9. On the 16th May 2025 the Governor General of Australia awarded Colonel Ian Francis Ahearn OAM (Retd) the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished leadership in warlike operations as the Gun Position Officer with 102nd Field Battery during the Battle of Fire Support Patrol Base Coral from 12 to 16 May 1968.Set of 2 disks with plastic cover that features and image of a painting of a Huey helicopter in-country.(Disk 1) National Commemoration for the 50th Anniversary of the end of Australia's Involvement in the Vietnam War. The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial Anzac Parade Canberra, Friday 18 August 2023. (Disk 2) Including the documentary series : 'Our Vietnam War' ABC Cover artwork: Chopper lift- out by Ken McFadyen,1967 (Oil on canvas on hardboard.30.6x48.2cm:AWM ART40746) Produced by Department of Veterans Affairs, Canberra the australian vietnam forces, dvd, 50th anniversary, anzac parade, documentary films., our vietnam war, dva, abc, lt ian francis ahearn, 235307, royal regiment of australian artillery, 12th field regiment, ahearn

The 'Sewing Kit' and its contents was a standard issue item as used by servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam (1962-1973). This kit belonged to Lt Ian Francis Ahearn (235307) , Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery Service Number 235307, 12th Field Regiment 19 Feb 1968 to 04 Feb 1969. This item was donated by I F Ahearn, who served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, 12th Field Regiment in 1968-9. On the 16th May 2025 the Governor General of Australia awarded Colonel Ian Francis Ahearn OAM (Retd) the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished leadership in warlike operations as the Gun Position Officer with 102nd Field Battery during the Battle of Fire Support Patrol Base Coral from 12 to 16 May 1968.Sewing Kit , 1 x 1968 'Housewife' sewing kit pouch comprising of: 6 Buttons / 2 x packs of needles/1 x plastic thimble / 6 wooden x cotton reels with 3 x different coloured thread (black, white, khaki green) Pouch has two compartments, one compartment with button closure, and one compartment with two black ties for closure. Inside pouch on upper compartment, the makers tag is displayed 'C.G.C.F VICTORIA 1968' Needle Kit is branded with the makers - Millwards - Gold Seal - Nickel Plated - Needles Cotton Reels are branded - J & P Coates-blended thread for buttonssewing kit, 1968 house wife sewing kit, 12th field regiment, ian ahearn collection, 235307, royal regiment of australian artillery, lt ian francis ahearn, housewife