MY ARMY DAYS WERE IN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (fd branch on the ww11, 25 pounder field guns)
SIR WILLIAM SLIM ,WHEN GOV GEN OF AUST,SIGNED MY COMMISSION LETTERS PATENT ....AS LIEUTENANT.
I SERVED IN 14 FD REGT,HQ RAA 2 DIV AND 23 FD REGT
I SPECIALISED IN INSTRUCTION
during my time ,the army went through 2 reorganisations
WHEN I JOINED WE WERE ORGANISED AS IN WW2
THE FIRST CHANGE WAS TO T E, TROPICAL ESTABLISHMENT,BUT THAT DIDNT WORK TOO WELL ,SO P.T...PENTROPIC DIVISION WAS ESTABLISHED,REDUCING THE BATTERIES IN THE REGIMENTS FROM 3 TO 2 ,BUT INCREASING TROOPS TO 6 GUNS FROM 4 ,SO WE STILL HAD 24 GUNS PER REGIMENT,BUT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT FORWARD TROOPS UBIQUE...OUR MOTTO...EVERYWHERE
PHOTOS
WEDDING TO MARY MCMILLAN
DRIVERS COURSE FOR WW2 GUN TRACTORS
SOME OF MY REGIMENTAL COMMAND POST STAFF,AS EXERCISE ADJUTANT,ON FIELD FIRING EXERCISES
14 FD REGT OFFICERS GROUP PHOTO
A CREW FROM 14 FD REGT FIRING QUEENS BIRTHDAY SALUTE IN SYDNEY BOTANICAL GARDENS
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