Historical information
This is a set of 16 photographs of Army Survey Regiment personnel undertaking a non-tactical navigation exercise, part of the field phase of regimental training in the Wellsford Forest, Bendigo 1985. This was one of the six regimental training objectives outlined in the administrative instruction – Exercise “City Soldier” accompanying these photos. The other objectives were SLR rifle and M30 grenade handling revision, and first aid at Fortuna; RATEL at Wellsford Forest and rifle shooting at Wellsford Rifle Range. Personnel from Air Survey, Cartographic, Lithographic and Headquarters Squadrons were reallocated to four training platoons for one week from 7th to 11th October 1985.
Physical description
This is a set of 16 photographs of Army Survey Regiment personnel undertaking a navigation exercise in the Wellford Forest, Bendigo 1985. Black & white photos .1P to .10P are printed on photographic paper and scanned at 300 dpi. Photos .11P to .16P are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: CPL Mick Minchin, SGT Alan Staley, CPL Megan (McBurney) Reynolds SPR Wendy (Leitinger) McCarthy.
.2) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: unidentified, SPR Wendy (Leitinger) McCarthy, CPL Megan (McBurney) Reynolds, unidentified, SGT Alan Staley, SPR Dave Lawler.
.3) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: CPL Greg Honan, CPL Grant McGuinness, SPR Leah (Hoffman) Peppler, CPL Ken Peters, SSGT Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton, SSGT Kevin ‘Spook’ Kennedy.
.4) - Photo, black & white, 1985, unidentified personnel.
.5) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: CPL Peter ‘Spoon’ Lefel, unidentified, CPL Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis.
.6) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: SSGT Harald Mai, unidentified.
.7) - Photo, black & white, 1985, unidentified personnel.
.8) - Photo, black & white, 1985, unidentified personnel.
.9) - Photo, black & white, 1985, WO1 Dick Manley.
.10) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: LT Brenton MacDonald, LT Kathie Ryan, WO1 Brian Mead.
.11) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: LT Carol Dunstan, unidentified, CPL John Reid.
.12) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: WO1 Dick Manley, unidentified, LT Carol Dunstan.
.13) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: unidentified (x2), WO1 Dick Manley.
.14) - Photo, black & white, 1985, LT Brenton McDonald.
.15) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: CPL Megan (McBurney) Reynolds, SPR Wendy (Leitinger) McCarthy, CPL Mick Minchin.
.16) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: SPR Wendy (Leitinger) McCarthy, CPL Mick Minchin.
Inscriptions & markings
.1P to .16P – No personnel are identified.