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The RSL evolved as a direct result of the camaraderie, concern and mateship shown by the "Diggers" for the welfare of their mates during and after the 1914 - 1918 War. That ethos of compassion and service remains today the motivating influence of the League.
25pdr Artillery gun
Serial No 5594
artillery gun / field gun
25pdr Field gun
Serial No 2936
artillery gun / field gun
Heavy Anti-aircraft field gun,towable frame.
field gun/anti-aircraft gun
Leopard AS1 Tank, painted to camouflage spec,s
Serial No27725
tank armoured mbt
Military adaption of DC3 AIRLINER fitted with cargo door,stronger floor.Able to carry cargo or troops.
RAAF colour and markings
Anti-aircraft gun from HMAS Shropshire.
40mm Bofors serial No 526
anti-aircraft / naval gun
40mm Anti-aircraft field gun
Serial No P-10601
field gun/anti-aircraft gun
25PDR FIELD GUN.
SERIAL No.5346
artillery gun / field gun
Vietnam War Troops of the 1st Australian Armoured Regiment during a briefing at Vung Tau In 1967, the Royal Australian Armoured Corps' (RAAC), 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) Squadron transferred to "A" Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Vietnam. Although they successfully conducted combat operations in their areas of operation(s) (AOs), reports from the field stated that their light-armour (M-113 ACAVs) were unable to force their way through dense jungle[15] limiting their offensive actions against enemy forces. The Australian government, under criticism from Parliament, decided to send a Squadron of Australian Centurion tanks to South Vietnam.[15] The 84 mm-gunned[16] Australian Centurions of 'C' Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment landed in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) on 24 February 1968, and were headquartered at Nui Dat in III Corps (MR3).[17]
52 Ton main battle Tank
ARN Number 169090 and tacsign 106
tank armoured vietnam centurion mbt
Bronze medal mounted on purple,green,yellow,red ribbon with blue,white gold ribbon atached.
1914/18 war medal insribed on edge 3202 PTE. G.WALTERS. K.D.Y.L.I.
This item is from the Vietnam war era. It was created as light relief for families of veterans due to return home from overseas
This document shows the larrican attitude of Australian soldiers ready to return home from hazadous overseas service.
An A4 document from the Vietnam era giving a humourous angle on how to rehabilitate a Vietnam veteran guided at the family of the veteran. It has paragraphs numbered 1 to 16
vietnam, document
Victorian Collections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
