This photograph is likely to have been taken by a newspaper photographer when visiting the 8th Light Horse Regiment on manoeuvres with the 2nd Cavalry Division at Torquay Victoria in 1940. This assumption is supported by the identification of the districts from which the soldiers are drawn. The Fine studies of citizen soldiers while on manoeuvres in the period immediately preceding phasing out of horses and the transition to mechanised transport.Framed black and white photograph of sixty mounted light horsemen drawn up in massed ranks on a sand hill. Small insert photograph of five light horsemen, probably the squadron officers in lower right corner."8th Light Horse B. Squadron. The districts represented in this Squadron are Wangaratta, Rutherglen, Myrtleford, Tawonga and Moyhu"8th light horse regiment, wangaratta, rutherglen, myrtleford, tawonga, moyhu

8th Light Horse conducted a training camp at Corowa Showground in September 1939. The 8th Light Horse AIF was disbanded in 1919, but soon after re-raised as the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in the Citizen Military Forces, superseding 16th (Indi) Light Horse. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast Victoria. In December 1941, the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 8th Reconnaissance Battalion then in July 1942 it became 8th Cavalry Regiment and served in Northern Territory. As Japanese threat to the mainland declined the regiment was disbanded.Black and white photograph mounted on pineboard of B Squadron 8th {(Indi ) Australian Light Horse, Corowa 1939B Squadron Indi Light Horse, Corowa 1939light horse, corowa, military, cmf

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A coloured photograph taken in July 1969, An Australian Armoured Personnel (APC) Carrier of B Squadron appears to be swallowed up by the vegetation as it is parked during a lull in operations. A couple of the crew enjoy the shade of an umbrellaphotograph, apc, 3rd cavalry regiment, gibbons collection catalogue, armoured personnel carrier, b squadron, denis gibbons, diggers

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A coloured photograph of Denis Gibbons interviews Cpl Normie Rowe of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, in the Press Centre Studio at 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. Normie had risen, through the ranks from trooper to corporal during his time on active service in Vietnam.normie rowe, denis gibbons, 1st atf base, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, b squadron, 3rd cavalry regiment, press centre, phuoc tuy province, cpl normie rowe, entertainer

B Squadron of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles was based on Wangaratta-Benalla. The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Black and white photograph of General Grant tanks lined up track-to-track at Puckapunyal, mounted on chipboard backing.B. Squadron, 8/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Puckapunyal 1953military, grant, tank, benalla, wangaratta, vmr

Brass 25 mm cannon shell on wooden mounting block with metal retaining clip.B . Squadron. 2/14 LHR (QMI).

Draft Form (Leave, Duty etc.), yellow with black type, carbon copy, 5 purple-coloured official stamps, dated and signedNominal Roll of Draft - Duty, Leave, Rtn In name of J. P. McNamara #3794332 3 Signatures - 5 stamps Dates:- 11 June 1970 x 2 / 10 Sept 1959 x 1 /26 June 1970nominal roll of draft, mcnamara, j.p., trooper, 1st armoured regiment, a squadron, b squadron, national service, julian peter mcnamara, 3794332, royal australian armoured corps

Form, purple print, Permissive Orders for Out-of-Country Travel Australian Military Forces - Permissive - Out-of-Country Travel Camp Alfa 0900 13/1/70 - 19/1/70 Saigon to Bangkok TPR McNamara, J P 1 ARMD 3794332document, permissive orders, out-of-country travel, julian peter mcnamara, mcnamara, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, b squadron, a squadron, 1st armoured regiment, national service

Form, purple print, Permissive Orders for Out-of-Country TravelAustralian Military Forces - Permissive - Out-of-Country Travel Camp Alfa 0900 13/1/70 - 19/1/70 Saigon to Bangkok TPR McNamara, J P 1 ARMD 3794332form, out-of-country travel, permissive orders, julian peter mcnamara, mcnamara, australian army, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, national service, b squadron, a squadron, 1st armoured regiment

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Vietnamese Currency that is a burgundy colour #C6238411currency, dong, julian peter mcnamara, mcnamara, australian army, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, national service, b squadron, a squadron, 1st armoured regiment

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Deep yellow/orange with red print. Green postage stamp featuring yellow-tailed Thornbill. Postcard contains 14 pictures of Vietnamese people and places. Front page shows picture of couple in a horse-drawn two wheeled cart having two luggage baskets and sunshade.Viet-Nam The Land and the People Addressed to - Mrs. G McNamara / 13 Ellis Road / Glen Iris / Melbourne Vicpostcard, mcnamara, julian peter mcnamara, australian army, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, national service, b squadron, a squadron, 1st armoured regiment

A Vietnamese Not that is teal colour, 466763currency, dong, julian peter mcnamara, mcnamara, australian army, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, b squadron, a squadron, national service, 1st armoured regiment

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Cover khaki and white. Picture of field gun, three soldiers. Vietnam written in red with yellow outline. Postcard pack consisting of 14 (including front cover) scenes of military life and work in VietnamA Land of Conflict Vietnam Back - Base Camp, An Khepostcard, vietnam, soldiers, julian peter mcnamara, mcnamara, australian army, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, national service, b squadron, a squadron, 1st armoured regiment

Deep yellow in colour with black print. Six flags (USA, Australia, Thailand, Korea, New Zealand and Philippines) on either side of South Vietnamese flag. All other pages are B&W except the last page which has a river scene and pink flower.GIAY THONG-HANH "Safe conduct pass to be honored by all Vietnamese Government Agencies and Allied Forces" / Back signed by Nguyen Van Thienpermissive orders, pass, safe conduct, julian peter mcnamara, mcnamara, australian army, 3794332, trooper, royal australian armoured corps, national service, b squadron, a squadron, 1st armoured regiment

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An original letter titled "to Whom It May Concern' written by Robert John Williams which describes what happened to him when he turned 20 and had to register for National Service. There are copies of the documents which Robert talked about in his letter on file at the Museum with the letter.australian national serviceman, ballot box, trooper robert john williams, 3793407, royal australian armoured corps, 1st forward delivery troop, b squadron, 1st armoured regiment, a squadron, trooper