23 Fd Bty Gunners Mess Visitors Book
The cleanup of the RAA Association Memorabilia Room at Chapel Street continues to unearth gems that need to be recorded digitally for posterity. Two I found were the 23 Fd … Read more
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Random Photo – 23Bty Footy Team
I came across this photo when we were cleaning up the Museum at Chapel St. It features a footy team at Baxter, and given the faces I’m assuming it was … Read more
Formal Photos from 23 Bty, 22 Bty and 2/10 Mdm Regt
I came across a set of formal photos from the early 90’s covering 23 Bty, 22 Bty and 2/10 Mdm Regt I thought worth sharing. 23 Bty – Feb 91 … Read more
Bty and Regt Plaques
The topic of plaques for 2/10 Bty has come up this week. This discussion led to an exploration of the different plaques that have been in use by the units … Read more
Regt Direct Shoot Competition
David Edwards, YO, 23Bty Sometime in 1987, the regiment (2/15 Field Regiment) held a direct shoot competition at Pucka. From memory it was around Tehans Hill and involved lie rounds … Read more
Recollections of the Baxter Depot
David Edwards, YO & GPO, 23 Bty I arrived at the Baxter Depot (23 Bty, 2/15 Fd Regt) as a young officer sometime around late 1986 or early 1987. The … Read more
Real fireworks – Range and Lateral with Illum
David Edwards, GPO, 23 Bty It was a particularly wet and miserable weekend at Pucka. Both 2 Fd and 23 Fd Bty’s were live firing with deployments. On the Sat … Read more