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QUEENSCLIFF, VIC. 1943-12-30. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, IN CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE UNIT IN 1940, BEING TRAINED IN THE USE OF 4.7" AND 6" COAST ARTILLERY GUNS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: V357479 BOMBARDIER B. J. SULLIVAN (1); V357372 BOMBARDIER S. J. WIFFEN (2); VX137242 SERGEANT R. L. TAYLOR (3).
QUEENSCLIFF, VIC. 1943-12-30. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, IN CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE UNIT IN 1940 BEING TRAINED IN THE USE OF 4.7" AND 6" COAST ARTILL
QUEENSCLIFF, VIC. 1943-12-30. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, IN CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE UNIT IN 1940, BEING TRAINED IN THE USE OF 4.7" AND 6" COAST ARTIL
QUEENSCLIFF, VIC. 1943-12-30. AN AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS GUN CREW BEING INSTRUCTED IN THE HANDLING OF A 4.7" FIXED COAST GUN BY AN AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE SERGEANT, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE
On this special exercise, personnel of the Volunteer Defence Corps operated the searchlight to light up the target for 4.7" guns on the coast, Queenscliff, Victoria.
QUEENSCLIFF, VIC. 1944-01-01. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY PERSONNEL OF THE FIXED DEFENCE COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY OPERATING A 6" GUN DURING AN AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS ANTI-INVASION EXERCISE.
QUEENSCLIFF, VIC. 1943-12-30. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS REMOVING A SHELL FROM AN ARTILLERY PIECE AFTER A ROUND FAILED TO EXPLODE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: V357115 BOMBARDIER C
