Founded 7 Feb 1946
Royal Australian Armoured Corps Association Inc. 
​(Victorian Branch)   A0023458C 
Welcome to our Association’s website. We invite all past and serving RAAC soldiers and members of attached corps to join us and help make this website a conduit for all members to keep informed with Association events and formal functions throughout the year. We also welcome input of stories, anecdotes or any relevant news or information that could be of interest to our members and readers. We have a regular newsletter "Track" that is available here electronically by selecting the button below or by email or surface mail to our members. We look forward to hearing from you.
​The Purposes of the Association are
  • To foster a continuing condition of camaraderie for all serving and former members of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps including attached personnel and members of the armoured forces of our allies and family of members as Affiliate Members.
  • The Association may provide welfare services to its members and scholarships to their dependants from time to time as appropriate.
Vale Godfrey (Camel) Camenzuli
We announce the sad passing of a long serving and pivotal member of RAACA Inc (Victorian Branch) after a long battle with cancer. 
​Please go to the Announcements page for details.
Below is a selection of photos from the day by John Underwood
Relocation of the
​Canungra Vietnam Memorial
On Friday 01 December 2023, the relocation of the Vietnam Memorial from inside the Army Base to a more public accessible area near the main gates was achieved with the opening and dedication of this new monument. Based on the Long Tan Cross the memorial features an Australian Vietnam Soldier as the centre-piece surrounded by information boards and various plaques.
The Chauvel Border Light Horse Trail
Below is a flyer for the B-24 Liberator Museum at Werribee with details of their website.  I received this from one of our members, Ron Gillis, who asked if I could distribute it, saying they would appreciate some advertising of the museum to encourage visits from individuals or groups.
Our Treasurer, Andy Clark, has visited the museum to check suitability to use it as a venue for one of our activities.  Although he felt it would not be family friendly, he was very impressed with the work being done and the quality of the display.  Click on the button below to open his report.  There is also photos of the display in the slideshow.
Scholarships
Don't forget the scholarships that are available to children and grandchildren of financial members with 5 years of service in the association.  For more information, see the listings in Track and at the bottom of the Administration page of this website.
Charlie Walsh RAACA (Vic) Scholarship
The first of the new Charlie Walsh scholarships for secondary school attendance was formally presented by the wife of the late Charlie Walsh, Alleyne Walsh, with a cheque for $300 to Ethan Branagan, grandson of our President, Peter Branagan OAM.  Applications for the scholarships have closed for the year but if you want more information, go to the Scholarships tab on the Administration page here on our website.

Alleyne Walsh, wife of the late Charlie Walsh presenting the certificate and cheque for $300 to Ethan Branagan, grandson of Peter Branagan OAM for the first of the new Charlie Walsh Memorial Scholarships.    Photo provided by Tim Branagan.

The latest issue if Ironsides (2022) is now available online
Click on the link below to go to their website.
Upcoming Events
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- Cambrai Luncheon - Saturday 9 November 2024

What is happening at the Tank Museum
The Australian Army Tank Museum closed on 14th Dec 2022.  It is due to re-open late in the financial year 2024-25 as The Puckapunyal Combined Arms Heritage Learning Centre (CAHLC) which will encompass both the Armoured & Artillery Heritage Collections.  NOTE: Recent events suggest the completion date is likely still to be quite awhile off.
Thought of the week: 
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn​​
Tanks for the memories
With 75 years just passed since the establishment of the RAACA, it is a fitting time to make available a collection of photos donated by the Fogarty family.  For those who don't know who the Fogarty family is or their connection to the RAACA, Mike Fogarty is a current member of the association and his father, Tom Fogarty, was one of the original committee members and Vice President when it was started in 1946. 

You will find the photo collection on the Gallery page
​or you can click on the button below.
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
One of our members, Tyrrell McGeever, has putt together an album of original photos of the 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment taken by the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Percival John Bailey DSO, and donated by his daughter, Miss M Bailey in memory of her father.  The unit was raised in the Darling Downs area of Queensland where Tyrrell's unit is based and he  plans to present the album when he visits later in the year.  There are additional photos taken in areas where the 11th ALH operated in the Middle East during 1918 and 1919.

Tyrrell has offered us the opportunity to scan the photos in the album and these have been uploaded to our website and available to be viewed. You can find the link to the album on the Gallery page or click on the link below.
In 2021 the Army Knowledge Centre published a short book on the Military History of Seymour and Puckapunyal which was authored by Captain David Adams.  The book has been distributed to all of the units on base at Puckapunyal and to several other external agencies such as the RSL, Historical Society and local newspaper.  The book has also been distributed via electronic format to several other ex-service associations.
 
An electronic copy of the book was distributed via email to RAACA (Vic) members and is available here for download through clicking on the button below.  This has been made available through the author:
 
CAPT David Adams
S5 Plans
School of Armour
Hopkins Barracks Puckapunyal  VIC  3662
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