Old Armour in service
 

Hi everyone

Sometime ago I obtained an old photo album full of tracked armour and thought I would share some of the photos with you.

Hope you enjoy.
Matt

And some more

Kind regards
Matt

... wow, excellent pics. When and where were they taken? North Africa 1943? Any Blitzes in that photo album?

Pics
 

The last two are in Australia. The 6X6 armoured car is an Australian Marmon-Herrington Armoured Command Vehicle, one of two pilot vehicles built.

More intresting photos from the Album
 

Hi guys

Had some spare time and thought I would include a few more, some photos have captions, contact me for the details.

Hope you enjoy
Kind regards
Matt

A few more

Some additional info on the second photo,

Matilda 91019 tank men in southern Bouganville digging in for the night as a protection against Japanese shelling. Left to Right, Tpr. R.W. Brown of Hobart, and Tpr. L.M.O'sullivan of Morphett Vale.

G'day
will try and include some info shortly

some additional info on the matilda,

TDN 93900 Australian infantrymen inspectin a matilda tank knocked out by Japs on Bougainville. Left to Right; Lance Corporal R.J.Chambers, (Melbourne) and Corporal J. Stopford (Sydney)

Kind regards

Still more if you are intrested !

Some intresting shots
Regards
Matt

Kookaburra and Cossack
 

Hi Matt,

Great photos thanks for posting.
Any idea which regiments Kookaburra and Cossack belong to?
I have T72908 in my WD database but nothing in the unit field. Any additional info would be a help.

Cheers
Kevin

Kevin,

Kookaburra served with 1st Light Tank Company, Australian Tank Corps in the Sydney area. It is a MkVIa Light Tank. British WD no. T1798, UK Reg. no. CMM982 and Australian Army no. T278

Great photos indeed Matt.
Any dates ?
Some of the latter look post war, late 40's? Thinking of the ones that appear to be at a demo day, and is that an early Centurion?
Rich

Kookaburra
 

On the back of the photo it details:

"A Sqn 2/7 Div Cav Regt training at Redbank Qld 1940"

Nothing is recorded on the back of "Cossack"

Kind regards
Matt

Hi Richard

Looks like a live firing display with air support as well, Unsure were it is ??, The Cents look Pre vietnam with A barrels and no mods.

Some more photos but no info available, although the M113 in the street
has "29/10/77" on the back.
Kind regards
Matt

Some intresting vehicles in the first photo,
No info on the backs

Kind Regards
Matt

Last ones

Intresting photos for Matilda owners out there, No info on the backs

Kind regards
Matt

Re. Kookaburra, thanks Matt, :thup:

Your photo actually shows "1 ATC" above the serial number, on the side of the hull. The batch of ten of these light tanks were originally delivered to 1st and 2nd Light Tank Companies in NSW and Victoria respectively, having five each. My interest in these was the involvment in the restoration of another of this batch, "Platypus" and I have been able to find quite a bit of information on them. I would be interested to see photos of any more of these, if you find them.

Matt,

That first photo......in the background, to the left of the M113, looks remarkably like a British jerrican filling machine on a Sentinel trailer. I remember some of these being base overhauled at REME workshops, where I worked at the time. They were nicknamed "the Magic Roundabout". A rare piece of equipment and I was not aware that other armies had them as well.

What an amazing find/purchase. It's like an illustrated history of Australian armour.
Thank you for sharing Matt.

Was there anything on the back of the Japanese type 95 Ha-go picture?

G'day Ryan

Nothing on the back.

Kind regards
Matt