The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Spherical shaped bullseye tail light, with three set glass discs, one in red and two in amber. The red, bevelled disc is viewed from the rear, with the two amber discs visible from the sides. There is a threaded connection and aperture for the electrical wiring and a mounting bracket fitted for attachment to a Mk 'IV' or Mk 'V' British tank. A small, curved and silver manufacturer's plate is attached. There is also a small circular badge attached which reads 'King of the Road'.
This bullseye light comes from one of three British tanks which supported the 15th Australian Infantry battalion's attack and capture of Cerisy on 8 August 1918. After moving through Cerisy, all three tanks were knocked out by German artillery fire, which was situated on the Chipilly Spur on the opposite bank of the Somme river. The tail light was later retrieved by Major Consett Carre Riddell, 12 Field Company, Australian Engineers.
Riddell was mentioned in despatches for his work at Gallipoli on 10 December 1915 in the preparation of mines and his leadership of the rear parties of Engineers.
He was later metioned in desptaches for his work at Pozieres on 9 August 1916 and awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 25 August 1917 for reconnaissance work near Messines on 7 and 8 June 1917. He returned to Australia on 9 October 1918.
Resistance box with removable wooden lid. The base has several metal points, eighteen of which have a black bakelite top. The lid has a fold down black metal handle. On the side of the lid is painte
No 7 Mk 1 tail fin for high explosive and general purpose bombs. The tail assembly consists of a mild steel cone which fits over the base plate of a bomb casing and is secured to it by four spring cli
Oil temperature gauge taken from one of the Japanese Ha Go light tanks destroyed by Australian forces at Milne Bay in August 1942. The gauge has a black painted body and a black dial marked with orang
Light two man tank with rivetted flat armoured plates. It has a fully rotating, manually operated, one man turret which has been fitted with an 8mm Hotchkiss machine gun. This turret is the first m
The B 3(a) bomb tail fuze is a double action impact type used for heavy (500 kg) air dropped ordnance. The propeller unscrews while the bomb is falling thereby freeing the arms which fly forward on i
Oil pressure gauge taken from one of the Japanese Ha Go tanks destroyed by Australian forces at Milne Bay in August 1942. The guage has a white metal body and a chrome bezel. The black dial is marked
