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Moorabbin Air MuseumBooklet (Item) - Museum - The Tank Museum of the Royal Armoured Corps & The Royal Tank Regiment
... Museum - The Tank Museum of the Royal Armoured Corps & The Royal Tank Regiment...Museum - The Tank Museum of the Royal Armoured Corps & The Royal Tank Regiment...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Museum - The Tank Museum of the Royal Armoured Corps & The Royal Tank Regiment Booklet Museum - The Tank Museum of the Royal Armoured Corps & The Royal Tank Regiment ... -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Kenneth Macksey, To the Green Fields Beyond, 1965
... ...royal tank regiment...A short history of the Royal Tank Regiment to 1965. Soft covered, 108 pages......Royal Tank Regiment...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne history royal tank regiment A short history of the Royal Tank Regiment to 1965. ...A short history of the Royal Tank Regiment to 1965. Soft covered, 108 pageshistory, royal tank regiment -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Major Michael Norman, Royal Tank Regiment, AFV Weapons 27 The Saladin Armoured Car, 1960's
... Major Michael Norman, Royal Tank Regiment...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne A Squadron (ARA) of the Regiment was equipped with the Saladin Armoured Car in the1960's Saladin Armoured Car An 11 page soft covered publication about the development of the vehicle and its armament AFV Weapons 27 The Saladin Armoured Car Booklet Mears Caldwell Hacker Ltd Major Michael Norman, Royal Tank Regiment ...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 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, THE TANKS The History of the ROYAL TANK REGIMENT and its predecessors HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS & ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 VOLUME 1 1914-1939
... THE TANKS The History of the ROYAL TANK REGIMENT and its predecessors HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS & ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 VOLUME 1 1914-1939...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Book Tanks Hardcover book with RAAC insignia on cover THE TANKS The History of the ROYAL TANK REGIMENT and its predecessors HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS & ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 VOLUME 1 1914-1939 Book Book Captain B. ...Hardcover book with RAAC insignia on coverbook, tanks -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Captain B. H. Liddell Hart et al, THE TANKS The History of the ROYAL TANK REGIMENT and its predecessors HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS & ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 VOLUME 2 1939-1945
... THE TANKS The History of the ROYAL TANK REGIMENT and its predecessors HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS & ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 VOLUME 2 1939-1945...4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Book tanks Hardcover book with RAAC insignia on cover THE TANKS The History of the ROYAL TANK REGIMENT and its predecessors HEAVY BRANCH MACHINE-GUN CORPS TANK CORPS & ROYAL TANK CORPS 1914-1945 VOLUME 2 1939-1945 Book Book Captain B. ...Hardcover book with RAAC insignia on coverbook, tanks -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchBadge, Cloth
... ...1st royal tank regiment...Framed cloth badge depicting the insignia of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment For further information refer to the following url < http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/13125.aspx >...Frankston RSL Sub Branch 183 Cranbourne Road Frankston mornington-peninsula badge patch 1st royal tank regiment 1st rtr fear naught Framed cloth badge depicting the insignia of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment For further information refer to the following url < http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/13125.aspx > Badge, Cloth ...Framed cloth badge depicting the insignia of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment For further information refer to the following url < http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/13125.aspx >badge, patch, 1st royal tank regiment, 1st rtr, fear naught -
Bendigo Military MuseumAdministrative record - Army Survey Regiment - Operation Rapid Track 1987 Operation Report, Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, 27 May 1987
... Royal Australian Survey Corps RASvy Fortuna Army Survey Regiment Army Svy Regt ASR "To Tech Library", Page 2 has two small handwritten notes indicating that Phase 2 was the Field Completion Phase A4 sized buff coloured light cardboard covered report, plastic spiral binding. Front cover includes text, Survey Corps badge and light brown image of a Centurian tank ...The Survey Operation Report deals with the cartographic completion of four 1:50,000 topographical line maps and one Special 1:50,000 map covering the Puckapunyal Military Training Area. The report covers in detail the digital stereo plotting, field completion (checking) and the cartographic completion including printing. The four 1:50.000 maps are 7823-1 PYALONG, 7824-2 COSTERFIELD, 7923-4 TALLAROOK and 7924-3 NAGAMBIE. Annex A lists personnel and dates involved and is attached as 6385.2. Annex B lists the members of the field completion parties.A4 sized buff coloured light cardboard covered report, plastic spiral binding. Front cover includes text, Survey Corps badge and light brown image of a Centurian tank. "To Tech Library", Page 2 has two small handwritten notes indicating that Phase 2 was the Field Completion Phaseroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - Christmas Children’s Party - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1992
... tanks and APC from the Puckapunyal’s Armoured Centre. Catering staff/contractors taking a break outside the kitchen are also featured in this collection. The Army Survey Regiment Wives Club was instrumental in establishing the Tennis Hut, featuring in photos .1P to .5P. The Wives Club initiated many social events. Examples of activities initiated by the club and their importance to the social fabric of the unit are described in more detail on page 151 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. Royal ...This set of 16 photos of the Christmas Children’s Party were taken in the and the grounds of Fortuna, Army Survey Regiment in 1992. The Christmas party was an annual event enjoyed by the soldiers’ families, featuring amusements such as the ‘pig train’ and pony rides, a historic fire engine provided by the Golden Square Fire Brigade with Santa on board and refreshments such as cordial, lollies, ice creams and fairy floss. Single members readily volunteered to assist in the running of the party. An occasional highlight was displays of military hardware such as tanks and APC from the Puckapunyal’s Armoured Centre. Catering staff/contractors taking a break outside the kitchen are also featured in this collection. The Army Survey Regiment Wives Club was instrumental in establishing the Tennis Hut, featuring in photos .1P to .5P. The Wives Club initiated many social events. Examples of activities initiated by the club and their importance to the social fabric of the unit are described in more detail on page 151 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.This set of 16 photos were taken in the grounds and kitchen area of Fortuna, Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, at Christmas time in 1992. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1992, unidentified civilians and person. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1992, SGT Brian Fauth, SPR Carmel (Butler) Fauth and their child. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1992, L to R: SPR Joyce Gray, unidentified, SPR Andrew Arman. .4) to .5) - Photo, black & white, 1992, unidentified. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1992, Craig Kellett. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1992, L to R: Cam Bramich, unidentified (x2). .8) to.10) - Photo, black & white, 1992, unidentified. .11) to .15) - Photo, black & white, 1992, unidentified catering staff and contractors. .16) - Photo, black & white, 1992, Children’s rides on parade ground.No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, B & M Ltd, Royal Armoured Corps Training Vol III Armament Pam 15 Centurion, 1964
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne centurion tank gunnery A soft covered booklet to provide information for crew commanders or gunnery instructors to train crews Centurion tank gunnery. Includes amdt 1 & 2 (Australia) Royal ...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 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Paul Handel, Dust, Sand and Jungle, 2003
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Signed by author, Representative Honorary Colonel, Chief Instructor & RSM of School of Armour Hard covered book, 200 pages Dust, Sand and Jungle Book Paul Handel Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum Ligare Pty Ltd ...Hard covered book, 200 pagesSigned by author, Representative Honorary Colonel, Chief Instructor & RSM of School of Armour -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Major-General R N L Hopkins CBE, Australian Armour A history of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1927-1972, 1978
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Historical reference royal australian armoured corps history royal australian armoured corps history ISBN 0 642 99407 2 940.5412'94 Hard covered book. 371 pp. Australian Armour A history of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1927-1972 Book Book Australian War Memorial Australian Government Publishing Service Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum Major-General R N L Hopkins CBE Griffin Press Pty Ltd ...Historical referenceHard covered book. 371 pp. ISBN 0 642 99407 2 940.5412'94royal australian armoured corps, history, royal australian armoured corps, history -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, A H Pettifer Actg Government Printer, Royal Armoured Corps Weapon Training Military Training Pam No 34 Part 4 Tank Fire Tactics 1944, 1944
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Tank training world war 2 Proof Copy Soft covered booklet Royal Armoured Corps Weapon Training Military Training Pam No 34 Part 4 Tank Fire Tactics 1944 Booklet A H Pettifer Actg Government Printer ...Soft covered bookletProof Copytank training, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, McCarron, Bird & Co, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 7, March 1943
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Artillery training World War 2 Not to be published Paper booklet covering a number of new methods, drills, and procedures from the previous two years - dealing with signal procedures and anti-tank shooting and training. Royal ...Paper booklet covering a number of new methods, drills, and procedures from the previous two years - dealing with signal procedures and anti-tank shooting and training.Not to be publishedartillery training, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Modern Printing Co Pty Ltd, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 8, July 1943
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Artilllery smoke World War 2 Paper booklet covering up coming amendments to Artillery publications and fire orders for smoke screens and immediate registered or predicted battery Smoke screen Royal Artillery Training Memorandum (Field, Tank Attack, Anti-Aircraft Branches) No 8 Booklet Modern Printing Co Pty Ltd ...Paper booklet covering up coming amendments to Artillery publications and fire orders for smoke screens and immediate registered or predicted battery Smoke screenartilllery, smoke, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet (2 copies), Royal Armoured Corps Training Miniature Range Training 1961, June 1961
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne tank gunnery miniature ranges WO Code No 9723 Soft covered booklet stating equipment required, weapons and mounts for conducting miniature range training for the Centurion and Conqueror tanks and Saladin armoured car. Royal ...Soft covered booklet stating equipment required, weapons and mounts for conducting miniature range training for the Centurion and Conqueror tanks and Saladin armoured car.WO Code No 9723tank gunnery, miniature ranges -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Royal Armoured Corps Range Practices Section 1 Range Instructions 1948, 1948
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne tank gunnery range practioces WO Code No 8381 on cover Soft covered lace bound booklet giving instructions and safety precautions for conducting armoured range practices. Incorporates WO Code No 8379 (RangeInstructions) and WO Code No 8380 (Open Range Practices). Royal ...Soft covered lace bound booklet giving instructions and safety precautions for conducting armoured range practices. Incorporates WO Code No 8379 (RangeInstructions) and WO Code No 8380 (Open Range Practices).WO Code No 8381 on covertank gunnery, range practioces -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet (2 copies), Royal Australian Armoured Corps Training Vol 3 Firing Techniques Pam No 2 Open Range Practices and Range Safety 1971, 1971
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne tank gunnery range practices DSN 7610-66-039-4908 Soft covered booklet Royal Australian Armoured Corps Training Vol 3 Firing Techniques Pam No 2 Open Range Practices and Range Safety 1971 Booklet (2 copies) ...Soft covered bookletDSN 7610-66-039-4908tank gunnery, range practices -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, An Illustrated Record of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Armoured Cars 1900-1963, 1964
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne British Armoured Cars A soft covered booklet describing the development of the Armoured Car from 1900 to 1963 An Illustrated Record of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Armoured Cars 1900-1963 Booklet Royal Armoured Corps Tank ...A soft covered booklet describing the development of the Armoured Car from 1900 to 1963british armoured cars -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, An Illustrated Record of the Development of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Tanks 1915 - 1918, 1960's
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne British Tanks World War 1 A soft covered booklet An Illustrated Record of the Development of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Tanks 1915 - 1918 Booklet Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum Henry Ling Ltd ...A soft covered bookletbritish tanks world war 1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomPost cards, set, Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, 1980's
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Post cards tank museum Bovington A set of seven post cards, each with photograph of vehicles in the Tank Museum at Bovington, UK. The vehicles are Charioteer Tank, Tortoise SP Gun,Vickers Medium and Light Tanks, Sherman Tanks, Churchill VII Tank, Grant Tank, and three armoured cars - an Austin, Rolls-Royce and Crossley Mk1. Royal ...A set of seven post cards, each with photograph of vehicles in the Tank Museum at Bovington, UK. The vehicles are Charioteer Tank, Tortoise SP Gun,Vickers Medium and Light Tanks, Sherman Tanks, Churchill VII Tank, Grant Tank, and three armoured cars - an Austin, Rolls-Royce and Crossley Mk1.post cards, tank museum, bovington -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, McLaren & Co Pty Ltd, Royal Armoured Corps, Weapons, Part 20, General Lee & General Grant Tanks, 1943
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Tank Grant Lee Not to be published A soft covered booklet covering the armaments of General Lee & General Grant tanks Royal Armoured Corps, Weapons, Part 20, General Lee & General Grant Tanks Booklet McLaren & Co Pty Ltd ...A soft covered booklet covering the armaments of General Lee & General Grant tanksNot to be publishedtank, grant, lee -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomDocument - Bulletin, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Bulletin No 5 (2 copies), June 1950
... Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne staghound armoured car grant tank bsa machine gun 2 COPIES. Two page document dealing with a recommendation for units to flush Staghound Armoured Car gear boxes, BSA 7.92 mm MG stoppages, and a list of amendments to the training pamphlet on the General Grant tank. Royal ...2 COPIES. Two page document dealing with a recommendation for units to flush Staghound Armoured Car gear boxes, BSA 7.92 mm MG stoppages, and a list of amendments to the training pamphlet on the General Grant tank.staghound armoured car, grant tank, bsa machine gun -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomDocument - Bulletin, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Bulletin No 4 Use of Templates (2 copies), 1950
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne range templates tank gunnery 2 COPIES. Three page document on the use of range templates Royal Australian Armoured Corps Bulletin No 4 Use of Templates (2 copies) Document Bulletin ...2 COPIES. Three page document on the use of range templatesrange templates, tank gunnery -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomDocument - Bulletin, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Bulletin No 25 (2 copies), April 1954
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne raac bulletin centurion A three page document covering the improvements of the Centurion Tank from MK3 to MK7 and photos of Centurion equipments. 2 copies. Royal ...A three page document covering the improvements of the Centurion Tank from MK3 to MK7 and photos of Centurion equipments. 2 copies.raac bulletin, centurion -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Royal Artillery Training Memorandum No 9, Oct 1943
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Artillery Training World War 2 Paper covered booklet dealing with amendments, new methods in vertical photography, field, medium and heavy artillery, anti tank and anti aircraft artillery Royal Artillery Training Memorandum No 9 Booklet ...Paper covered booklet dealing with amendments, new methods in vertical photography, field, medium and heavy artillery, anti tank and anti aircraft artillery artillery training, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Musorian Tank Company Tactics
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne For training purposes "The Enemy" was a notional country called Musoria the enemy Badge of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Orange soft covered booklet of training notes on Musorian Tank company Tactics for use within Armoured Centre. ...For training purposes "The Enemy" was a notional country called Musoria Orange soft covered booklet of training notes on Musorian Tank company Tactics for use within Armoured Centre. Designed as a guide and basis for discussion for studentsBadge of the Royal Australian Armoured Corpsthe enemy -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBooklet, Musorian Tank Company Tactics, 1984
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne For training purposes "The Enemy" was a notional country called Musoria the enemy Badge of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Yellow soft covered booklet of training notes on Musorian Tank Compay Tactics for use within Armoured Centre. ...For training purposes "The Enemy" was a notional country called Musoria Yellow soft covered booklet of training notes on Musorian Tank Compay Tactics for use within Armoured Centre. Designed as a guide and basis for discussion for studentsBadge of the Royal Australian Armoured Corpsthe enemy -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomFramed Print, J Attard, The Ceremonial Opening of Hopkins Barracks 31 Oct 1985, 1986
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne Signed by artist - "J Attard 1986" Framed print, glass fronted, landscape of opening of Hopkins Barracks by HRH the Prince Charles, Colonel-in-Chief Royal Australian Armoured Corps 31 Oct 1985. All RAAC guidons with escort are in line facing dais and guests. A Centurion tank ...Framed print, glass fronted, landscape of opening of Hopkins Barracks by HRH the Prince Charles, Colonel-in-Chief Royal Australian Armoured Corps 31 Oct 1985. All RAAC guidons with escort are in line facing dais and guests. A Centurion tank is passing along road next to parade ground with crew commander saluting. Another tank is following.Signed by artist - "J Attard 1986" -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomOrder 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
... tanks to safely conduct a recovery. It was truly the darkest night. 13 armored regiment tank accident puckapunyal 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 Armour The Royal Australian Amored (sic) Corps the Keeffe Family & Eoghan McDonald Celebrates (sic) the Unveiling of a Commemorative Plaque 16 November 2014 Order of Ceremony ...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 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Paul D Handel et al, Fifty Years of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1948-1998, abt 1999
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne royal australian armoured corp history armour 100 page, A4 size book Fifty Years of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps 1948-1998 Book Paul D Handel Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum ...100 page, A4 size book royal australian armoured corp, history, armour
