Cobra caught in living quarters 1967
Cobra caught in living quarters 1967
<strong>Cobra In Tent, 1967</strong>
<strong>Cobra In Tent, 1967</strong>
Cobra "resting" in Land Rover
Cobra "resting" in Land Rover
<strong>Dead Cobra, 1967</strong>
<strong>Dead Cobra, 1967</strong>
Eddie's Cobra killer
Eddie's Cobra killer
<strong>Eddie Tricker's Mongoose friend</strong>
<strong>Eddie Tricker's Mongoose friend</strong>
Eddie's houseguest again
Eddie's houseguest again
<strong>Eddie Tricker's Mongoose friend</strong>
<strong>Eddie Tricker's Mongoose friend</strong>
Groucho and HardRock
Groucho and HardRock
<strong>"EMU BOB</strong><br><br>
For inspection, port arms.<br><br>
That's the word from Hardrock going about his monkey business on the M60 held by Pte Robert "Groucho" Allen of Defence and Employment Platoon, 1ATF.<br><br>
In her letter to <strong><em>Army</em></strong>, she wrote: <em>" When I find an emu you can change the column to Monkey Bob "</em>.<br><br>
Hardrock was given to D&E Platoon as a gift of appreciation by the people of Cam My village, on the Phuoc Tuy Province border.<br><br>
Hardrock is only young and so platoon soldiers have had to put up with many of her frustrating pranks. "<br><br>
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Some background from Eddie Tricker:
<strong>Hardrock</strong> was the call sign of the Brigadier, (Officer Commanding, 1st ATF).
The monkey was gifted to Lieutenant David Ronald Chitty, Platoon Commander, D&E platoon, HQ Coy, 1ATF by the Village Chief, Cam My village, Long Khanh Province, shortly after the Platoon took over control of De Courtenay Hill from 2 RAR. The village would have been only two to three kms from the hill.
Robert Thomas "Groucho" Allen was Machine Gunner, 2 Section at that time and was on his second tour in D&E.
The photograph, taken by an Army public relations photographer would have been taken end of May, very early June 1971.
"Groucho" was last thought to be in South Australia. Eddie Tricker is trying to locate and catch up with him again after all these years.
<strong>"EMU BOB</strong><br><br>
For inspection, port arms.<br><br>
That's the word from Hardrock going about his monkey business on the M60 held by Pte Robert "Groucho" Allen of Defence and Employment Platoon, 1ATF.<br><br>
In her letter to <strong><em>Army</em></strong>, she wrote: <em>" When I find an emu you can change the column to Monkey Bob "</em>.<br><br>
Hardrock was given to D&E Platoon as a gift of appreciation by the people of Cam My village, on the Phuoc Tuy Province border.<br><br>
Hardrock is only young and so platoon soldiers have had to put up with many of her frustrating pranks. "<br><br>
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Some background from Eddie Tricker:
<strong>Hardrock</strong> was the call sign of the Brigadier, (Officer Commanding, 1st ATF).
The monkey was gifted to Lieutenant David Ronald Chitty, Platoon Commander, D&E platoon, HQ Coy, 1ATF by the Village Chief, Cam My village, Long Khanh Province, shortly after the Platoon took over control of De Courtenay Hill from 2 RAR. The village would have been only two to three kms from the hill.
Robert Thomas "Groucho" Allen was Machine Gunner, 2 Section at that time and was on his second tour in D&E.
The photograph, taken by an Army public relations photographer would have been taken end of May, very early June 1971.
"Groucho" was last thought to be in South Australia. Eddie Tricker is trying to locate and catch up with him again after all these years.
D & E Platoon Monkey Hardrock at Courtenay Hill
D & E Platoon Monkey Hardrock at Courtenay Hill
Platoon monkey "Hardrock" on duty at Courtenay Hill<br>
<strong><em>Picture supplied by Harry Benson</em></strong>
Platoon monkey "Hardrock" on duty at Courtenay Hill<br>
<strong><em>Picture supplied by Harry Benson</em></strong>
