1st Tank Section
Active1930–1937
CountryAustralia Australia
BranchArmy
TypeArmoured

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

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

Commanding Officer

Citations

  1. ^ a b "1st Tank Section". Australian Armour. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Australian War Memorial, photograph 133675". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.