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The Role of Armour in the Australian Defence Force is defined as:
"The co-ordination with other arms, to close with and destroy the enemy forces using fire, manoeuvre and shock action."
The 1st Armoured Car Regiment was raised late 1933 as 19th Light Horse Armoured Car Regiment in Horsham Victoria (after 19th Light Horse (Wimmera) Regiment was unlinked from the 17th Light Horse Regiment). It was initialled equipped with LP-1 Armoured Cars (and later the LP-2, LP3 and LP-4 Armoured Cars) and eventually became the 101st Motor Regiment in March 1942.
1st Armoured Car Regiment Hat Badge
1st Armoured Car Regiment - Puckapunyal, 1939.
LP1 and LP3 Armoured Cars
(D Tocock)
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1st Armoured Car Regiment - Puckapunyal, 1939.
LP1 and LP3 Armoured Cars
(D Tocock)
This site was last updated
22/04/07.
Tradition
Date of Formation:November 1933 Date of Disbandment:
March 1942
Unit Colour Patches:
Unit History Book(s)
