Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers
Other Vehicles => Miscellaneous Vehicles => Australian Army M113 Family => Topic started by: Mike C on June 18, 2016, 01:17:43 AM
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Gents,
In all your travels, have any of you come across any M113A1 family of vehicles (FOV) now in position as monuments at RSLs, private museums and the like? I have been contacted by several recipients of the M113A1 FOV seeking historical information (the last log book doesn't tell them much), but just wonder how many were distributed over the last year or so by Defence, and where they are located?
Any info gratefully received, either here or by PM, and I'll add the locations to my database.
Thanks
Mike C
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12/16 HRL have one as a gate guardian at Beersheba Barracks, Tamworth
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Hello Mike, not aware of any at RSLs etc but I know that 2/14th Light Horse have a working demonstrator
that they display on Open Days etc.
Greg Mac.
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It's not a recent addition (I know of it being there for at least the past 15 years), but there is the Scorpion Turreted FSV as a memorial in a side street in Wagga. It was a gift to the "People of the City of Wagga Wagga" as recognition of the long relationship with the Kapooka base.
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Hi Mike,
I know a collector in Armadale NSW who has taken delivery of one. Can grab ARN if you like ?
Cheers,
Mick
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Mick et al,
Thanks for the replies.
Mick, yes, the ARN would be useful - its the 'key' organisation field in my database.
I'll make some inquiries about the others direct to the organisations concerned, unless the ARNs are known?
Again, thanks.
Mike
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Hi Mike,
The ARN of the Armadale M113 is 134 546.
The owner would appreciate any history you might have of its service. The log books , etc have been lost so he has little info on the vehicle.
Cheers,
Mick
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Thanks, Mick. I'll PM you once I've had a look at the 'what and where' for that ARN.
The log books would have told the owner very little anyway - certainly not a 'complete history'.
I'll get back to you later today.
Mike
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Hi Mike,
Awesome ! Thank you 👍
Mick
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It's not a recent addition (I know of it being there for at least the past 15 years), but there is the Scorpion Turreted FSV as a memorial in a side street in Wagga. It was a gift to the "People of the City of Wagga Wagga" as recognition of the long relationship with the Kapooka base.
Actually the one is Wagga is on the main road through town ( not the Main Street) corner Sturt highway and Docker st diagonally opposite the hospital.
Cheers
Scott
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Geelong RSL has one.
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Hi Mike,
The National RSL HQ may have a list of branches/sub branches that were successful with their tenders.
Below is an extract from their magazine..... St Mary's RSL.
Good luck :)
Pete
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Hello Mike, not aware of any at RSLs etc but I know that 2/14th Light Horse have a working demonstrator
that they display on Open Days etc.
Greg Mac.
I drove the one at 2/14 a few years back
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there is one in seymore 134523
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1/15 RNSWL have one ????????
AWM have 134456
the rock nsw 134498
grunt museum in singo ???????
ellenbrook wa 134618
1 csr 134472
Philip island 134289
st marys 134497
Shepparton rsl 135350
and the list goes on
the military vehicle museum in sa have 3
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Thanks Gents, for the replies.
Stephen 'and the list goes on...' - do you have others on that list, please? (I assume that 135350 is typo and is actually 134350?) Being remote from the Aussie world these days, it is difficult to keep track! Thanks for the info. :)
Mike
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The Military Police Museum at Holsworthy now have two, named'fair' and 'Just'
Not sure of the ARNs at this time
Regards
Phill
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Australian armour and artillery museum in cairns has two.
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You know of the one at the Ellenbrook RSL Perth...... 134 618
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I could but I will be here for hours, and there are too many to list in the pucka area
there is a face book group for Australian m113s
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Hi All,
I'll be up at Pucka in the next week or so , so I'll do a recon and grab some ARN / location info . I do know there are a few parked around School of Armour ( as you'd expect ) .
Cheers,
Mick
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Mick, thanks for the offer, but I think I have the Pucka area covered from another source.
Stephen: thanks for the mention of the 'Face book' M113 group, but I'm not a face-booker, so will have to find out by more conventional means.
Mike
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HI MIKE C , HAVE JUST READ ABOUT 113,s AS TO WHERE THEY ARE ETC,ETC, IHAVE SEEN ONE IN COLLIE W.A. AT THE RSL , P.S. THERE IS ALSO A CENT THERE,TONA, SORRY ADMIN I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BREACH THE RULES
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Thanks Tona, I have that one from another source.
Regards
Mike