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1st Tank Section (Australia)

Field	Value
unit_name	1st Tank Section
dates	1930–1937
country	Australia Australia
branch	Army
type	Armoured

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

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. The unit was disbanded in November 1937 with the men and equipment transferring to the newly created 1st Light Tank Company.

Commanding Officer

Captain E T Penfold

Citations

References

"1st Tank Section". Australian Armour.
"Australian War Memorial, photograph 133675".

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