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Plaques of various military units. |
| The 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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| 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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