The 1st Tank Section was an

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army ...

armoured unit formed in 1930 equipped with the

Vickers Medium Mark II The Vickers Medium Mark II was a British medium tank built by Vickers during the interwar period of the World War I, First and World War II, Second World Wars. The Medium Mark II, derived from the Vickers Medium Mark I, was developed to replac ...

medium tank. The unit was raised in February 1930 and was based at

Randwick, New South Wales Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government ar ...

. 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

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A group of three Vickers Mark II (special) tanks
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