The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Minister for the Army, Mr Bob Katter, was on the move in NSW yesterday (July 12) visiting two of the Army's officer training establishments. During the morning, at the Officer Training Unit, Scheyville (pronounced Sky-ville) near Windsor, NSW, he reviewed his first graduation. Afterwards, he flew by Army helicopter to the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps School at Georges Heights, Sydney, NSW. At the Officer Training Unit, training centre for National Servicemen selected to receive commissions, Mr Katter reviewed a parade and presented graduation certificates and prizes to 82 officer cadets. It was the 27th class to graduate since the formation of OTU in April 1965. The graduates brought the total number of young men commissioned from the unit to 1664. For one of the National Servicemen - former Queensland primary school teacher, Kenneth Bremner - life has become something of a roundabout. The first swing took him from his schoolroom at Canungra, south of Brisbane, Qld, to Scheyville. There he graduated top of the class - and then made ready to swing back to Canungra. This time, as a member of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps wearing the badges of rank of a second lieutenant, he will be working at the Army's Jungle Training Centre. Mr Katter presented Senior Under Officer Bremner with his graduation certificate and four of the nine graduation prizes. They are the Sword of Honour, for exemplary conduct and performance of duty during the 21-weeks course; the Leadership Prize for highest officer rating; the Governor-General's Medal for topping the class; and the Staff Prize. Other prize winners were: Sergeant Desmond Forrester of Altona, Vic, the Gordon Sharp Memorial Prize and the Drill Prize; Officer Cadet Peter Dollman of Brisbane, Qld, the Military Arts Prize; Officer Cadet Peter Gadsden of Melbourne, Vic, the Sports Prize; Colour Sergeant Trevor Harders of Warracknabeal, Vic, the skill at Arms Prize. Also identified: Commandant Colonel K. P. Outridge; General Officer Commanding, Eastern Command, Major General K. Mackay.
The Minister for the Army, Mr Phillip Lynch, was the reviewing officer at a graduation parade at the Army's Officer Training Unit at Scheyville (Pron Sky-vill) near Windsor, NSW, recently. The Unit tr
The Minister for the Army, Mr Bob Katter, was on the move in NSW yesterday (July 12) visiting two of the Army's officer training establishments. During the morning, at the Officer Training Unit, Schey
Recruits at the Army's 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Kapooka, near Wagga, NSW, received two distinguished visitors yesterday. A visit to the establishment by the new Minister for the Army, Mr Malc
At Taurama Barracks, Port Moresby, home of 1st Battalion, The Pacific Islands Regiment, the Minister for the Army, Mr Malcolm Fraser, on Monday presented a pipe banner as a personal gift to the pipes
Army Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, during his visit to Vietnam inspected elements of the Australian Training Team at Da Nang. He arrived at Da Nang by Caribou aircraft and at the Vietnamese headquarter
Minister for the Army Mr Malcolm Fraser visits elements of the Australian Army Training Team, Da Nang. He arrived at Da Nang by Caribou aircraft and at the Vietnamese's HQ, took the salute as the loca
