200689 Accession Number: 200689

Description

Darwin, NT. 23 September 1999. An M806A1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle Light (ARVL), 84A, registration number 134395 (named Bleedin Heart) of B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hill Wharf, waiting to be loaded on a ship bound for East Timor where the Regiment will join the International Force for East Timor (Interfet). Note the small blue scorpion, the unit symbol, wearing sunglasses and holding a spanner painted next to the name. The spanner represents Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), who are commonly known as `Spanners'.

Details

Accession Number
200689
Photographer
Ray McJannett
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
23 September 1999
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 1999
Copyright
AWM copyright

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