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The 2/4th Fd Regt formed and trained in Puckapunyal, Victoria, as part of the 7th Division. [13] The regiment embarked at Port Melbourne on 21 October 1940, disembarking at El Kantara, in Egypt. Once trained and certified as ready for offensive operations on 19 May 1941, the regiment served in North Africa with the 7th Division's invasion of Syria.
The area was first used as a mobilisation and training area during World War I. [2] During the early 1920s, an ordnance store and rifle range were built on the site. [2] In 1939, the area was formally established as Puckapunyal Camp: the name was taken from the Aboriginal name for a large hill within the training area, which has been variously translated as "death to the eagle", "the outer ...
While all RAAC members are trained in the technical and tactical employment of armour, they specialise in either the Armoured or Cavalry career streams. Both male and female soldiers and officers serve within the RAAC as armoured vehicle crew. The corps includes both full-time Regular and part-time Reserve units and members.
Gaza Ridge Barracks, Bandiana – Albury/Wodonga Military Area; Wadsworth Barracks, Bandiana – Albury/Wodonga Military Area; Tobruk Barracks, Puckapunyal – Puckapunyal Military Area; Hopkins Barracks, Puckapunyal – Puckapunyal Military Area; Bridges Barracks, Puckapunyal – Puckapunyal Military Area; Simpson Barracks, Watsonia – Melbourne
The Combined Arms Training Centre (CATC) is an Australian Army training establishment that is part of Forces Command. [1] Its headquarters is located at Bridges Barracks, at Puckapunyal, [2] near Seymour, Victoria, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the north of Melbourne.
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The regiment was pivotal in maintaining Army's armoured/mechanised warfare capability and dis so through supporting the mechanisation of 1 Brigade units in the 1980s. Consequently, it participated in many exercises at Puckapunyal in this period practicing and honing its skills in mounted combat. [25]