Historical information
This set of 31 photographs was taken at the Corps Day Parade held at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo on the 26th of June 1991.The Corps Day Parade was held to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. The Reviewing officer was the Commander of the 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM ADC and the Parade Host was D-SVY COL Simon Lemon. Refer to items 9154.37P for more photographs taken during the parade; and 9155.27P for photographs taken afterwards during the tour of the unit and the family BBQ.
Physical description
This is a set of 31 photographs of the Corps Day Parade held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo on the 26th of June 1991. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, colour, 1991. Photographer on the roof of the SGTS Mess Accommodation building.
.2) - Photo, colour, 1991. Guests gather at the edge of the parade ground. The RSM in the foreground and the WO1 in the background are unidentified.
.3) & .4) - Photo, colour, 1991. SGT Chris ‘Charlie’ Brown stands at one corner of the parade ground behind a Wild T2 theodolite mounted with a RED2L Electric Distance Measurement (EDM) instrument.
.5) & .6) - Photo, colour, 1991. CPL Steve Wegener stands at one corner of the parade ground behind a Wild T2 theodolite.
.7) & .8) - Photo, colour, 1991. The right markers of each squadron take their positions under RSM WO1 Graham Ragless’s commands.
.9) - Photo, colour, 1991. The Officers move to the edge of the parade ground before taking posts. SGT Chris ‘Charlie’ Brown is in the foreground behind a Wild T2 theodolite
.10) to .15) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment follows the 3rd MD marches onto the parade ground. RSM WO1 Graham Ragless is in the foreground.
.16) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment at the halt. RSM WO1 Graham Ragless is in the foreground.
.17) - Photo, colour, 1991. Headquarters Squadron performs the ‘Right Dress’.
.18) - Photo, colour, 1991. Cartographic Squadron performs the ‘Right Dress’. RSM WO1 Graham Ragless is in the foreground.
.19) to .21) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment stands at ease during RSM WO1 Graham Ragless’s handover to ADJT CAPT Geoff Ford.
.22) to .24) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment fixes bayonets under ADJT CAPT Geoff Ford’s commands.
.25) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment stands at ease during ADJT CAPT Geoff Ford’s handover to 2IC MAJ Ray Redman
.26) & .27) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment Officers take posts under 2IC MAJ Ray Redman’s commands.
.28) & .29) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment stands at attention during 2IC MAJ Ray Redman’s handover to CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol.
.30) & .31) - Photo, colour, 1991. Army Survey Regiment under CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol’s command awaits arrival of the official guests.
Inscriptions & markings
There are no personnel identified. ‘Corps Day 26 Jun 1991’ annotated on negative sleeves.
