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Photograph - RASvy Biannual Planning Conferences, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, c1957-1963

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, c1957. .1) - Back row – L to R: unidentified (x5), CAPT Don Ridge, unidentified (x4), CAPT Bill Sprenger MBE MID, CAPT Harvey Hall MID, unidentified, CAPT Bill Howarth. Front row L to R: CAPT Beryl Perry, MAJ Frank Buckland OBE MID, MAJ Tim Tyler, unidentified, LTCOL Don Macdonald MID, DSVY-A COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, MAJ WB Relf, unidentified, MAJ John Hillier.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, c1959. .2) - Fortuna’s Ballroom during an Officers Mess Formal Dinner. L to R: DSVY-A COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, unidentified steward, LTCOL Don Macdonald MID – at head of table, unidentified, LT Peter Bates-Brownsword, MAJ Bill Howarth, unidentified (x4), CAPT Harvey Hall MID, remainder unidentified.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, c1959. .3) - Fortuna’s Ballroom during an Officers Mess Formal Dinner. Members and guests critique CAPT Beryl Perry’s carpet bowls delivery, LTCOL Don Macdonald MID is 3rd from right.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, 1963. .4) - Back row – L to R: unidentified Philippines officer, LT Merv Marks, LT Jorge Gruszka, LT Bill Greer, CAPT Peter Constantine AM, LT Freddy High, MAJ Brian Dalton. Front row – L to R: CAPT Carol Castor, MAJ NRJ Hillier, MAJ Bill Howarth, CO LTCOL Frank Buckland OBE MID, DSVY-A COL Don Macdonald MID, GEN Miller – US Director Mapping, MAJ John Nolan, MAJ Eddy Anderson MBE, unknown UK Exchange Officer.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, 1963. .5) - Back row – L to R: unidentified Philippines officer, LT Merv Marks, LT Jorge Gruszka, LT Bill Greer, CAPT Peter Constantine AM, LT Freddy High, MAJ Brian Dalton. Front row – L to R: CAPT Carol Castor, MAJ NRJ Hillier, MAJ Bill Howarth, CO LTCOL Frank Buckland OBE MID, DSVY-A COL Don Macdonald MID, GEN Miller – US Director Mapping, MAJ John Nolan, MAJ Eddy Anderson MBE, unknown UK Exchange Officer.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, 1963. .6) - 2IC MAJ John Nolan invites visiting GEN Miller – US Director Mapping (at left) to sign the Officers Mess Visitors Book CO LTCOL Frank Buckland OBE MID is on MAJ Nolan’s right.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

    RASvy Biannual Planning Conference, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, c1959. .6) - Fortuna’s Ballroom before the start of an Officers Mess Formal Dinner.

  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963
  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963
  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963
  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963
  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963
  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963
  • Commissioned Officers of the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa Bendigo. c1957-1963

Historical information

This set of seven photographs of Royal Australian Survey Corps commissioned officers was taken at the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment circa 1957 to 1963. The officers were most likely attending a Biannual Planning Conference, to plan and coordinate the activities of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. The conferences were chaired by the Director of the Survey Corps and were attended by representatives from all elements of the Corps. Photo 9191.4P has been previously published. Refer to Item 6022.6P.

Physical description

This is a set of seven photographs of RASvy Officers at the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo. The photographs are on negative film and were scanned at 600 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) - Photo, black & white c1957. Back row – L to R: unidentified (x5), CAPT Don Ridge, unidentified (x4), CAPT Bill Sprenger MBE MID, CAPT Harvey Hall MID, unidentified, CAPT Bill Howarth. Front row L to R: CAPT Beryl Perry, MAJ Frank Buckland OBE MID, MAJ Tim Tyler, unidentified, LTCOL Don Macdonald MID, DSVY-A COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, CO LTCOL Lindsay Lockwood MID, MAJ WB Relf, unidentified, MAJ John Hillier.
.2) - Photo, black & white c1959. Fortuna’s Ballroom during an Officers Mess Formal Dinner. L to R: DSVY-A COL Lawrence FitzGerald OBE, unidentified steward, LTCOL Don Macdonald MID – at head of table, unidentified, LT Peter Bates-Brownsword, MAJ Bill Howarth, unidentified (x4), CAPT Harvey Hall MID, remainder unidentified.
.3) - Photo, black & white c1959. Fortuna’s Ballroom during an Officers Mess Formal Dinner. Members and guests critique CAPT Beryl Perry’s carpet bowls delivery, LTCOL Don Macdonald MID is 3rd from right.
.4) & .5) - Photo, black & white 1963. Back row – L to R: unidentified Philippines officer, LT Merv Marks, LT Jorge Gruszka, LT Bill Greer, CAPT Peter Constantine AM, LT Freddy High, MAJ Brian Dalton. Front row – L to R: CAPT Carol Castor, MAJ NRJ Hillier, MAJ Bill Howarth, CO LTCOL Frank Buckland OBE MID, DSVY-A COL Don Macdonald MID, GEN Miller – US Director Mapping, MAJ John Nolan, MAJ Eddy Anderson MBE, unknown UK Exchange Officer.
.6) - Photo, black & white 1963. 2IC MAJ John Nolan invites visiting GEN Miller – US Director Mapping (at left) to sign the Officers Mess Visitors Book CO LTCOL Frank Buckland OBE MID is on MAJ Nolan’s right.
.7) - Photo, black & white c1959. Fortuna’s Ballroom before the start of an Officers Mess Formal Dinner.

Inscriptions & markings

.1P to .7P – There are no annotations

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