Historical information

This is a set of 21 photographs of Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment Officers Mess Formal Dinners held at Fortuna Villa, Bendigo in 1967. The dinner was held in the Ballroom next to the Officers Mess on the bottom floor of Fortuna Villa. These photos were probably taken at the time of a Corps Conference or to commemorate the transition of Director and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. BRIG Lawrence FitzGerald OBE was Director of the Survey Corps from 1942 to 1960 and was promoted to Brigadier on retirement. He was succeeded by COL Don Macdonald AM, MID who served as Director from 1960 to 1967. He was promoted to Brigadier and appointed to the honorary position of Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. BRIG Don Macdonald AM, MID held this position from 1967 to 1973. COL Frank Buckland OBE, MID served as Director from 1967 to 1972. He was promoted to Brigadier and appointed to the honorary position of Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. BRIG Frank Buckland OBE, MID held this position from 1973 to 1976.
The fifth photo features five current and former CO/OCs of the AHQ Survey Regiment, Bendigo. Their periods of Command were:
MAJ Patrick Kennedy - OC Army Headquarters Cartographic Company 1949 to 1951.
COL Lindsay Lockwood MID - CO Army Headquarters Cartographic Company from 1951 to 1952, Army Headquarters Cartographic unit from 1952 to 1955 and AHQ Survey Regiment from 1955 to 1961.
COL Tim Tyler – CO AHQ Survey Regiment 1962.
COL Frank Buckland OBE, MID - CO AHQ Survey Regiment 1962 to 1965.
CO LTCOL John Nolan - CO AHQ Survey Regiment 1965 to 1969.
Note – their ranks when the photo was taken in 1967. Refer to Item 9208.8P for a black and white photo of this group taken at the dinner.

Physical description

This is a set of 21 photographs of Army Headquarters (AHQ) Survey Regiment Officers Mess Formal Dinners held at Fortuna Villa, Bendigo in 1967. The photos are on negative film and scanned at 600 dpi. The photographs are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection.
.1) to .3) - Photo, colour, 1967. Fortuna’s Ballroom before the start of the Officers Mess Formal Dinner.
.4) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: D-SVY COL Frank Buckland OBE, MID, Colonel Commandant COL Don Macdonald AM, MID, BRIG Lawrence FitzGerald OBE.
.5) - Photo, colour, 1967. Current and former CO/OCs of the Regiment. L to R: CO LTCOL John Nolan, D-SVY COL Frank Buckland OBE, MID, COL Tim Tyler, COL Lindsay Lockwood MID and MAJ Patrick Kennedy.
.6) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: MAJ Jim Stedman, MAJ Bob Hammett, MAJ Peter Constantine AM.
.7) & .8) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: Unidentified (x3), MAJ Keith Todd.
.9) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: Unidentified, Mrs Ruth Ridge, unidentified, MAJ Don Ridge.
.10) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: MAJ Don Ridge, Mrs Ruth Ridge, unidentified, unidentified.
.11) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: MAJ Reg Smith, unidentified (x2), CAPT Frank Thorogood SB St J, unidentified.
.12) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: Unidentified, LT John Sinclair – Canadian Exchange, unidentified UK Exchange Officer.
.13) & .14) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: Unidentified (x5), MAJ Brian Dalton, remainder unidentified.
.15) - Photo, colour, 1967. CAPT Jack McNeale at far right, remainder unidentified.
.16) - Photo, colour, 1967. Left side of table L to R: unidentified (x2), LT John Sinclair – Canadian Exchange, remainder unidentified. Right side of table L to R: unidentified (x2), CAPT Jack McNeale.
.17) - Photo, colour, 1967. FLTLT Hanigan second from right, remainder unidentified.
.18) & .19) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: FLTLT Hanigan, unidentified, MAJ Don Ridge, second from right, remainder unidentified.
.20) - Photo, colour, 1967. L to R: Unidentified steward, Brian Taylor.
.21) - Photo, colour, 1967. CAPT Frank Thorogood SB St J at far left, remainder unidentified.

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