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Plaques of various military
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Australian Army Centenary memorial plaque, commemorating 100 years of
service to the nation |
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Towards the
end of the 1800s, Australia’s six colonies realised it would be
difficult to defend it's vast areas with such a small population. Following Federation, one of the new
government’s first actions was to unite the existing colonial troops
into a single force.
Since its formation in March 1901, the
Australian Army has fought in every major world conflict of the 20th
Century, most recently becoming involved in UN peacekeeping
missions.
The Australian Army has not just
defended Australia but played an important role in protecting the rights
of people in other countries. In
2001, we celebrated the Centenary of the Australian Army and the
traditions forged by our troops over the years. As a fitting
testimonial, the Centenary Plaque comprises a 170g pewter plate mounted
on a finely finished Jarrah base. Measures 140mm in diameter.
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- Plaques are used for several
purposes.
- Service personnel collect them
as a record of the Units with which they have served.
- They are used as presentations
by Units to other Service Units, personnel and civilians as a
token of thanks.
- RSL and other organisations
with a military interest often display them in club rooms.
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| HMAS
Tobruk, L-50 Commissioned 1981. |
RAA
pewter plaque |
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| Victor
4 Coy 6 RAR/NZ ANZAC |
1
Transport Squadron Malaysia 1987 |
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| HMAS
STALWART Commissioned 1968 Decommissioned 1989. |
HMAS
SWAN DE-50 Commissioned 1970 Now decommissioned. "The Fluffy
Duck" |
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HMAS Penguin |
HMAS Otway "Oberon
Class submarine. Commissioned 1968 Decommissioned 1994. |
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HMAS Sterling: Fleet
Base West |
The Gallipoli Legion of
Anzacs of Western Australia |
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Pegasus" Troop
161 Battery RNZA. Set up (circa1980) as an air-borne artillery Unit. Now
disbanded. |
Korea & South East
Asia Forces Association, Australia |
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145 Signals Squadron,
Vietnam |
Royal Australian Naval
Reserve |
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| 1st
Battalion Pacific Islands Regiment 1PIR |
2nd
Battalion Pacific Islands Regiment 2PIR |
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| AAATM:
Australian Army Advisory Team Malaysia |
Ninth
Battalion Royal Australian Regiment 9RAR |
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| RAR
Assoc of Sth Australia |
Army
plaque: "Keswick Barracks Sergeants Mess," presented to
"Brig L J Lewis COMD 4 MD by the PMC and Members Dec 1983 |
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Presented to "Brig
L J Lewis on his departure as COMD 4 MD Jan 1984 |
RAAF Officers Training
School |
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| RAAF
Recruit Training Unit |
RAAF
Support Command |
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RAAF Crest |
RAF
Plaque to Aussie (Station Valley) |
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| 3rd
Battalion Royal Australian Regiment |
5
Military District WA |
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On
24 August 1963, 1 Squadron New Zealand Special Air Service, changed its'
title to 1 Ranger Squadron New Zealand Special Air Service and it was
under this designation that the unit deployed to Borneo and Vietnam.
The unit was redesignated 1st New
Zealand Special Air Service Squadron in April 1978 and then again to 1st
NZ SAS Group in 1984.
Unlike their Australian & British
counterparts, the Kiwi SAS are very sensitive about the control of even
these obsolete "memorabilia" type items. They cannot be bought
by the general public, dealers or retail outlets which is why you almost
never see NZSAS items such as this on eBay.
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