ANZAC Day 2017 Jeep tribute

[wes]

Jeeps found their way into many country's armed forces during WWII including Australia and New Zealand.
Here are some old photos of Jeeps being used over the years at home and during our country's conflicts overseas.
Unfortunately I only found one old photo of a Jeep being used by New Zealand forces but it includes the then NZ Prime Minister near the front line in Italy during WWII.

Here's an early model Jeep being used by NO. 3 Squadron, RAAF Libya North Africa 1941


Early model Jeep on an airfield near Darwin


Australian Army Jeep at MILLINGIMBI ISLAND, NT. 1943


84TH and 85th Mobile Cinema Unit, Brisbane 1943


Parade of Australian Army Jeeps in Sydney NSW. 1944

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First Jeep unloaded at Kokoda, New Guinea.


Jeep used by Australian forces in action on the Kokoda Track (AKA Kokoda Trail).


Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1943


New Guinea 1943


By the end of WWII, Jeeps were a common sight but these Allied POW's who had just been liberated from Changi Prison in Singapore had never seen a Jeep before and took a moment to admire this model used by Australian Forces

[wes]

New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser hitches a ride in a NZ Army Jeep at Cassino, Italy 1944


No. 1 Parachute Training Unit, RAAF Station Richmond Vic 1945


3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), enroute to Korea 1950


3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) Korea 1951


Regimental Aid Post (RAP) Jeep Korea 1951

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Korea 1953
L-R Pte Ned Brown from Sydney NSW, Pte Bill Brewster from Mount Magnet WA, Pte John Howard from Perth WA, Pte Fred Drake from Warrnambool Vic, Pte Max Walton from West Thebarton SA


Taking a break at KIMPO, SOUTH KOREA, 1952.
No 77 Squadron RAAF Jeep


Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), Bac-Lieu Province, South Vietnam


Three RAAF Jeeps at Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1964


No Jeeps in WWI.
This is my Grandfather in Egypt during WWI.
Shortly after this photo was taken, he shipped to Gallipoli then on the Western Front in Belgium and France.
Luckily he was not listed among the fallen during the war and lived to a very old age - he attended the ANZAC Day marches for as long as he could.

[Tyvokka]

Great piccies. Thanks for sharing them.

I saw a couple of Jeeps at this morning's service at Campbelltown. Also a C-17 low lvl flypast at Riverstone, NSW.

[minipooh6]

Thanks Wes for the fantastic pictures. A great tribute to the Diggers; the Vietnam Veterans & the Jeeps that that they used [emoji106] [emoji106]

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[bruggz351]

Thanks for the awesome pics, wes. The pic of the NZ Prime Minister in Cassino is extra special for me.
Cassino is the sister City for my home town, Casino. How cool.
Thanks again, man.

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