Historical information
This is a set of 17 photographs of a RSM Handover Parade held at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on the 3rd of February 1986. WO1 Robert ‘Bob’ Mason served in the Australian Regular Army (ARA) from April 1962 to March 1986 and was the RSM of the Army Survey Regiment from 1982 to 1986. WO1 Jeffery Lynch succeeded WO1 Bob Mason as RSM. He served in the ARA from August 1964 to August 1989. He was the RSM of the Army Survey Regiment from 1986 to 1988.
Physical description
This is a set of 17 photographs of a RSM Handover Parade held at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on the 3rd of February 1986. The black & white photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi.
.1) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. The Army Survey Regiment’s squadrons march on to the parade ground. RSM WO1 Bob Mason at far left.
.2) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Lithographic Squadron marches on to the parade ground. RSM WO1 Bob Mason at far left. Supernumeraries L to R: WO2 Ralph Chant, WO1 Jeff Lynch, WO2 Dave Miles, WO2 Trevor Osborne.
.3) & .4) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. RSM WO1 Bob Mason issues orders.
.5) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. RSM WO1 Bob Mason in foreground. Cartographic Squadron performs right dress drill. L to R: WO2 Neville Stone, SSGT Brett ‘Dutchy’ Van Leeuwen, SGT Gill Park, CPL Peter Johnson, CPL Jamie McRae, SPR Eric Nicolson, CPL Col McInnes, remainder unidentified.
.6) & .7) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. RSM WO1 Bob Mason in foreground hands over to 2IC MAJ Terry Edwards. Cartographic Squadron in background.
.8) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Headquarters Squadron inspection. In foreground L to R: RSM WO1 Bob Mason, LT Greg Oaten, Centre rank L to R: unidentified, SSGT Greg Gilbert, SGT Roger Rees. Front rank L to R: SSGT Don Williams, unidentified, SSGT Tony Harder – UK Exchange.
.9) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Headquarters Squadron inspection. In foreground L to R: MAJ Rene van den Tol, RSM WO1 Bob Mason, CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE. Centre rank: all unidentified. Rear rank L to R: SGT Kevin Boehm, SGT Bob Garritty.
.10) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Air Survey Squadron inspection. In background L to R: CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, RSM WO1 Bob Mason, In foreground at right L to R: SSGT Adrian ‘Charlie’ Creedy, SGT Graham Johnston, CPL Kevin ‘Chuck’ Berry, unidentified, SPR Bron Jones, remainder unidentified.
.11) to .13) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Formal RSM Handover. L to R: outgoing RSM WO1 Bob Mason, new RSM WO1 Jeff Lynch, CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE. Cartographic Squadron in background. Officers L to R: LT Victoria Thompson, CAPT Roger Rix, OC MAJ Bob McHenry, CAPT Peter ‘Blue’ Blaskett.
.14) & .15) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Formal RSM Handover. Outgoing RSM WO1 Bob Mason hands over the pace stick to new RSM WO1 Jeff Lynch. CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE at far right. Cartographic Squadron in background. Officer at left: LT Victoria Thompson
.16) & .17) - Photo, Black & white, 1986. Outgoing RSM WO1 Bob Mason with his family after the parade. L to R: CO LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, Gary (Sue Mason’s husband), Sue Mason, Pam Mason, unidentified, WO1 Bob Mason.
Inscriptions & markings
.1P to .17P – ‘Slides are from Bob Mason’s last Parade 3 Feb 86’ annotated on the cover sheet.