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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.
Puckapunyal's box-ironbark forest is an important site for swift parrots The entire PMA, along with two small reserves and an army munitions storage site at nearby Mangalore , has been identified by BirdLife International as a 435 km 2 Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports the largest known population of bush stone-curlews in Victoria.
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]
The squadron also completed its first local project, constructing an Armoured Fighting Vehicle range at Puckapunyal, and began an interstate project at Gallipoli Barracks, where it initiated the construction of various buildings for the South Queensland Logistic Group (SQLG).
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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.
9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (HQ at Randwick Barracks, NSW, a direct command unit of the 2nd Division): [11] [12] 2nd/10th Battery, Royal Australian Artillery – This is a single battery supporting the 4th Brigade at St Kilda in Victoria, and is equipped with the M252A1 81mm mortar.