The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Major Peter Bourke, Officer Commanding C Squadron, 1st Royal Australian Armoured Regiment, (right) and WO2 Brian Agnew, Squadron Sergeant Major of C Squadron (left), looking down into the cargo hold of the Japanese transport ship Harima Maru, which has been loaded with 28 Centurion Mk V/1 tanks for their return voyage to Australia from South Vietnam. To fall within the lifting limits of the Harima Maru's crane, these tanks have had their 20 pounder gun barrels and rear engine decks removed. The taped gun mantlets and open engine bays are clearly visible. The gun barrels and engine decks were transported back to Australia separately aboard HMAS Sydney.
Major Peter Bourke, Officer Commanding C Squadron, 1st Royal Australian Armoured Regiment, looking down into the cargo hold of the Japanese transport ship Harima Maru, which has been loaded with 28 Ce
An unidentified Australian officer from the 1st Royal Australian Armoured Regiment, looking down into the cargo hold of the Japanese transport ship Harima Maru, which has been loaded with 28 Centurion
A Leyland Scammell Contractor prime mover (left) towing a 24 wheel, No1, Mk1, 60 ton tank transporter trailer loaded with a Centurion MkV/1 tank. The rig is parked on the De Long Pier alongside the Ja
Twenty eight Centurion tanks and variants are on their way home following three-and-a-half years service in total by them and their predecessors in South Vietnam. The 52-ton tanks are bound for 1 Cent
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. September 1971. The Deputy Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Colonel D. D. Weir, presents Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Bede Agnew of Puckapunyal, Vic (right),
A mobile crane used by 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) at Vung Tau. Standing by the crane and speaking to the driver is the Squadron Sergeant Major (SSM) of 110 Signal Squadron, Warrant
