The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian War Memorial exhibit displaying a Centurion Tank prior to the redevelopment of the Western Courtyard. This Centurion tank is representative of the tanks used by the 1st Armoured Regiment in the Vietnam War. It was originally attributed to a particular crew and displayed with a plaque showing their names, however later research revealed that it is made up of a composite of parts. The hull bears mine damage.
Centurion Tank 169080 operated in Vietnam with "C" Squadron First Armoured Regiment. On 15 September 1968, 169080 was damaged by a mine which exploded under the rear left corner of the fighting compartment. The tank was returned to Australia and rebuilt using a replacement hull from a tank sourced from New Zealand. The tank on display is an externally complete display tank based upon the original damaged hull of tank 169080. The rebuilt tank 169080 which returned to service in Vietnam after the rebuild, is now displayed at Wadsworth Barracks, Bandiana, Victoria. The tank shown here was originally displayed at the Memorial from 1972 until the Western Courtyard was redeveloped in the 1980s. In 1993 this Centurion tank was donated to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum, Puckapunyal by the Memorial.
Two battle damaged fighting vehicles - a Centurion tank and an M113 armoured personnel carrier - are to be presented to the Australian War Memorial on Wednesday, 19 April 1972. The vehicles will be pe
Two battle damaged fighting vehicles - a Centurion tank and an M113 armoured personnel carrier - are to be presented to the Australian War Memorial on Wednesday, 19 April 1972. The vehicles will be pe
Damaged 20 pounder main armament rounds recovered from ammunition floor storage bins in a Centurion tank which struck a large enemy mine on 27 December 1969. The tank, whose call sign was 1C ('1 Charl
The damaged turret of Centurion tank 5B (ARN 169056) after it was hit by an RPG on the barrel, just above the driver's compartment, during Operation Hermit Park on 25 June 1971. The driver, 3798399 T
2412560 Lance Corporal Barrie Fuller of 106 Field Workshops, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), forward recovery mechanic attached to 'C' Sqn 1st Armoured Regiment, with da
Unidentified troopers, one smoking standing around a damaged Centurion tank after driving over a mine. A M113A1 fitted with a 50 calibre machine gun and gun shield is behind the Centurion.
On the first day of Operation Massey Harris, a badly damaged M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of B Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, stands (right) with the tracks blown off its wheels on one side.
