Photograph - Army Survey Regiment – Commanding Officer Handover Parade, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, 1985

Historical information

These photographs were taken at a Commanding Officer Handover Parade at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in 1985. CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka was the CO of the Army Svy Rgt from 1982 to 1985 and handed over CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE. CO LTCOL Swiney’s appointment was from 1985 to 1987. See item 6077.6P for additional photos taken at the parade.

Physical description

This is a set of 14 photographs of a Commanding Officer Handover Parade at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in 1985. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi The photographs are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, black & white, 1985, HQ Squadron inspection. L to R: MAJ Daryl Hockings CSM, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka.
.2) - Photo, black & white, 1985, HQ Squadron inspection. L to R: MAJ Daryl Hockings CSM, MAJ Bob Roche, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, unidentified personnel, 2nd right, WO2 Alan Bunn, far right WO2 Tom Pattison.
.3) - Photo, black & white, 1985, Air Survey Squadron inspection. L to R: MAJ Kym Weston, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka.
.4) - Photo, black & white, 1985, Squadron inspection. L to R: MAJ Terry Edwards, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, unidentified officer, RSM WO1 Bob Mason, MAJ Bob Roche.
.5) - Photo, black & white, 1985, Squadron inspection. L to R: MAJ Terry Edwards, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, unidentified officer, RSM WO1 Bob Mason, MAJ Bob Roche, SGT Paul Hopes, unidentified. CPL Roger Pearson.
.6) - Photo, black & white, 1985, Lithographic Squadron inspection. L to R: CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, MAJ Mick Byrne.
.7) - Photo, black & white, 1985, Lithographic Squadron inspection. L to R: MAJ Mick Byrne, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, Front rank L to R: CPL Greg Rowe, CPL Ken Peters, CPL Paul Davis, CPL Paul Baker, SSGT Peter Barrett, SGT Gavin Neilson. Centre rank L to R: CPL Peter Breukel, CPL Le-Anne (Smallshaw) Shirley, SPR Bronwyn Jones.
.8) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, RSM WO1 Bob Mason.
.9) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, RSM WO1 Bob Mason, CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka.
.10) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: New CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, outgoing CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka.
.11) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: New CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, outgoing CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka.
.12) - Photo, black & white, 1985, L to R: 2IC Bob Roche, New CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE.
.13) - Photo, black & white, 1985, New CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE takes command of the Army Survey Regiment. RSM WO1 Bob Mason in background.
.14) - Photo, black & white, 1985, New CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE takes command of the Army Survey Regiment. L to R: outgoing CO LTCOL Jorge Gruszka, ADJT CAPT Doug Maxwell.

Inscriptions & markings

No personnel are identified. Date and occasion annotated on film negative sleeve.

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