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Parade in Review Order, my gun is 2nd from front
Parade in Review Order, my gun is 2nd from front

Parade in Review Order, my gun is 2nd from front

Photographer
Datec 1930
Object number00029061
NamePostcard
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 87 x 126 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Philip Stafford Jay
Description'From memory this is the only time that the entire complement of HMAS CERBERUS was drawn up in Review Order. Each field gun was manned by members from the various schools of training, ie. gunnery, torpedo, engineering, signals, ship's company, the rest with rifles'. Philip Jay, ex Petty Officer, RAN. On the back of the image Philip Jay identifies his gun has 2nd from the front.SignificanceThis postcard highlights the role of HMAS CERBERUS in the training of Royal Australian Navy sailors. Parades are important ceremonial events during navy training, and this photograph depicts a rare occasion when the entire complement of HMAS CERBERUS was drawn up in Review Order in parade.