Historical information

In 1970, 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles changed roles from tank to cavalry and undertook training to convert crewmen to new equipment.

Significance

Collection of photographs showing an armoured regiment of the Citizen Forces in the 1960s as it transitioned from wheeled armoured vehicles to tanks to M113 armoured personal carriers.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of five 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles soldiers in the interior of a M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier.

Inscriptions & markings

" L to R. : Cpl. E. Delphin, Glenroy, Cpl. M. Brindusic, Lavington, Cpl. P. Russell, Bethanga, Sgt. N. Russell, Wodonga,Sgt. M. Hudson, Lavington,are seen receiving instruction on the CES of the M113 from Cpl. Russell, their instructor on the M113 Conversion Course. "