Historical information

This is a set of eight photographs of Army Survey Regiment personnel undertaking regimental training in the Wellsford Forest, Bendigo, c1986. The aim of the training was to provide personnel a practical knowledge of infantry and minor tactics at the section level, navigation and map reading, RATEL and Survival in the Field. According to administrative instructions accompanying these photos, Air Survey, Cartographic, Lithographic and Headquarters Squadrons trained separately for one week from April to June 1986. Annotations on the back of photos .1P to .8P indicate Headquarters Squadron’s 4 Section in the ‘Axedale’ Forest. *Note - The forest was incorrectly named – It was most likely the training was in the Wellsford Forest. Sections were established for the period of regimental training only.

Physical description

This is a set of eight photographs of the Army Survey Regiment undertaking regimental training in the Wellsford Forest, Bendigo. c1986.
The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi.
.1) - Photo, black & white, c1986, SGT Bruce Wetzig.
.2) - Photo, black & white, c1986, PTE Tony Seely.
.3) - Photo, black & white, c1986, SGT Bill Claydon.
.4) - Photo, black & white, c1986, SGT Bill Claydon.
.5) - Photo, black & white, c1986, SGT Gregory Smith.
.6) - Photo, black & white, c1986, unidentified personnel.
.7) - Photo, black & white, c1986, unidentified personnel.
.8) - Photo, black & white, c1986, Mack water tanker.

Inscriptions & markings

.1P to .5P – Personnel are identified
.6 to .8P – No personnel are identified
Annotated ‘4 Section, Headquarters Squadron Axedale Forest’