Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.Blue coloured soft card covered book with pages secured with staples. 91 pages with cut edges. Text in black type. Title on front cover in black type below an insignia for the RACT.Handwritten in blue ink on top RH corner of front cover: “K J HERDMAN”royal australian corps of transport, ract officers, kevin john herdman

Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.RACT officer's collar badge. Badge is constructed of gold and silver plastic. Silver coloured laurel wreath is mounted on a gold coloured seven-pointed star. A Queen's Crown is located at the top of the star. Laurel wreath encloses a Royal Cypher and blue garter featuring silver lettering. Two metal pins on back for fastening to a collar.Printed on blue garter: ' ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF TRANSPORT'. At bottom of wreath: 'PAR ONERI' Stamped on back: 'SWAN & HUDSON'.badge, uniform, royal australian corps of transport, kevin john herdman

Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No.397661, Collection. See Catalogue No.5942P for details of his service.Khaki coloured woollen Australian Army officer's double breasted great coat with attached half belt. Two side pockets with light khaki lining, Coat is lined with green coloured polyester fabric. Plastic buttons with gold coloured finish. Each button bears the RACT insignia. Major's crown on each epaulette. Manufacturer's label on inside right front.Printed on manufacturer's label: 'C.G.C.F., VICTORIA, 1967, (upwards arrow), REGIMENTAL NO,. NAME.' Handwritten in black on manufacturer's label: '397661, K. HERDMAN'.uniform, great coat, australian army, kevin john herdman

Programme of Parades diary for half year ending 30 Nov 1975, "MAJ. K.J. HERDMAN" Officer Commanding. Part of the Kevin John Herdman No. 397661 collection. See catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service.Soft covered booklet with stapled pages. 8 pages with cut edges. Text on cover and pages in blue type. Cover features the insignia of RACT. Pages 2 to 7 set out in diary form.Handwritten notes in black and blue ink on various pages. Handwritten on front cover, 397661, "MAJ K.J. HERDMAN". Handwritten on back cover: '059 6622 50'ract, parade programme, kevin john herdman

This is a set of six staff photographs of the Army Survey Regiment’s Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeants, and each of its four Squadrons at Fortuna, Bendigo in December 1982. Note - Air Survey Squadron’s photo was probably taken in July 1982 as they appear in winter dress. Air Survey Squadron was responsible for aerotriangulation, photogrammetric feature extraction and the AUTOMAP 1 system. Typical tasks were flight planning the acquisition of aerial photography, pugging, mensuration and block adjustments, photogrammetric extraction of topographic features from aerial photography, digital feature editing, map compilation, operating the scanner/plotter, operating the AUTOMAP 1 system and computer programming by civilians. Cartographic Squadron was responsible for the production of the following military products: Joint Operation Graphics, small-scale RAAF Air Charts, large-scale topographic line maps and orthophotomaps. Cartographic technician tasks were scribing, compiling, retouching, masking, type setting, type stickup, terrain embossing, correcting and proving quality control. Headquarters Squadron was responsible for the planning and coordination of map production and contracts. It also performed administrative and support functions such as personnel administration, pay, finance, transportation, records, map Library, kitchens, messes and facility maintenance. It was staffed by Army personnel from RASvy, RACT, AACC, RAAOC and RAEME corps. Other supporting staff at this time included the RAAF Liaison Officer, RAN Liaison Officer and several civilians employed in administration, the Q-Store and grounds maintenance. A component of the Army Svy Regt’s cartographic map production was carried out by the Detachment, a sub-unit located at Bonegilla next to the School of Military Survey. Lithographic Squadron was responsible for the reproduction of map materials and printing of military map products. The main tasks undertaken by photographic technicians were photographic enlargements, reductions and duplication of map reproduction material and processing of aerial photography. Printing technician tasks included platemaking, offset printing, map stock despatching and proofing.This is a set of six staff photographs of the Army Survey Regiment’s Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeants, and its four Squadrons, at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1982. The black and white photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. No personnel are identified. No personnel are identified. .1P – Annotated on front “OFFICERS MESS DEC ’82” .2P – Annotated on back “SGTS MESS DEC ’82” .4P– Annotated on front “CARTO SQN DEC ’82” .5P– Annotated on front “HQ SQN DEC ’82”royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey, carto, litho

Special Invitation issued to various parties for a Presentation Parade on 7th Dec 1976 which is 35th Anniversary of start of Pacific Theatre of WW2.White card with gold coloured RACT emblem and Invitation writing in blue.Emblem of RACT on front with invite from 15th Tpt Coy Commanding Officer to attend Presentation Parade at Stawell Training Depot at 8 pm on Tues Dec 7, 1976.passchendaele barracks trust collection., invitation

"Dean Swift" was an officer in the army reserve. Last known rank believed to be LT.Colonel.This is a black woollen jacket. It has four pockets. The top two pockets are held shut with a button. The front has five gold buttons. Corps = RACT. There are no epaulettes. There is a gold button. Corps is probably 3 Div HQ. The jacket is lined with a black polyester material. It has provision for a detachable collar.Typed on the label is "CAPT SWIFT H.".dean swift, uniform, army reserve, passchendaele barracks trust

.1) Black Military Jacket - four pockets. brass buttons with AMF motif - 2 epaulettes - 2 on top pocket, 4 on chest. There are three officers pips on each epaulettes. It has a 38 Bn - Northern Victorian RACT silver badge on each collar. It has a quantity of six medal ribbons. War Medal 1939-45/ Defence Medal/ Pacific Star/ Africa Star/ 1939-45 Star/ Australian Service Medal. .2) White shirt - long sleeved - possibly silk. .3) Tie black - possibly silk. It is stitched in place. .4) Trousers black, red stripe, black buttons.The shirt has a sales ticket "St. Vincent de Paul, Cost $0.30”ww2, formal army uniform, passchendaele barracks trust

1. Jacket - Khaki polyester jacket Officer's pattern. Four front pockets held shut with a brass button. It has RACT badges on each collar. The brass buttons are RACT motif, Lt Col badges on epaulettes. 2. Lanyard - blue and red. 3. Trousers - polyester khaki, zip fly, four pockets. 4. Shirt, khaki polyester, two pockets, long sleeve. 5. Tie, khaki, wool with elastic neck loop. 6. Sock - wool, dark khaki. 7. Sock - wool, light khaki.1. Inside is written - “Purcell M.W.R” then crossed out. 4. “NR59” is written in texta on manufacture's label.uniform, officer, army, passchendaele barracks trust

"Dean Swift" was in the Army Reserve. Last rank was LT.COLONEL.1.Khaki wool polyester jacket. It has four front pockets. All four pockets are missing their buttons. There are four button holes on the front - these are also missing the buttons. Epaulettes are held down with a gold button. Corps = RACT. The jacket is lined with a cream nylon material. 2. Trousers - wool/poly, khaki, zip fly, cuffless. Two side pockets, one hip pocket.1. Inside jacket on the label is typed "CAPT SWIFT". 2. Inside trousers on label "CAPT SWIFT".dean swift, army reserve, ract, passchendaele barracks trust