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.
  • The Association may provide welfare services to its members and scholarships to their dependants from time to time as appropriate.
Upcoming Events
  • ​AGM                                   The AGM was held on Sunday 19 Feb at Greensborough RSL  at 1130 hrs.  If you missed it, you will find the information in the reports link on the Activities page.
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  • Easter Kids Picnic         Australian Light Horse Memorial Park   Seymour                16 Apr 2023 at 1030 hrs                           
Online Auction
We are happy to announce that the online auction has closed and the successful bidders were:
Robert Toy for the 4/19 PWLH frame &
Patrick O'Hanlon for the 4th Light Horse frame
​Congratulations to them both
The items are shown below

Framed presentation relating to 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment

Measuring 610mm wide x 560mm high
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Highest bid by Robert Toy
Framed presentation relating to 4th Light Horse Regiment

Measuring 770mm wide x 560mm high
Highest bid by Patrick O'Hanlon
What is happening at the Tank Museum
The Puckapunyal Combined Arms Heritage Learning Centre (CAHLC), due to open in financial year 2024-2025
Collection of armoured vehicle models for sale

One of our members, Patrick O'Reilly, is downsizing and reluctantly needs to part with his collection of military vehicle models. 
Pat lives in Hampton and if you have an interest in purchasing any of them, he can be contacted on: 0405 637 638.  Below are some examples of his collection;
Thought of the week: 
I don’t do drugs and I don’t drink.  At my age I can get the same effect by standing up too fast.​​​
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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