1st Tank Section (Australia)

The 1st Tank Section was an Australian Army armoured unit formed in 1930 equipped with the Vickers Medium Mark II medium tank.[1]

1st Tank Section
Active1930–1937
CountryAustralia Australia
BranchArmy
TypeArmoured

The unit was raised in February 1930 and was based at Randwick, New South Wales. Training was undertaken at Greenhills part of the Liverpool Military Area, Sydney.[2] The unit was disbanded in November 1937 with the men and equipment transferring to the newly created 1st Light Tank Company.[1]

Commanding Officer

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  • Captain E T Penfold

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "1st Tank Section". Australian Armour. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Australian War Memorial, photograph 133675". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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