Both 2 Field Regiment and 15 Field Regiment were CMF units operating in Victoria in the late 1940s/1950s/1960s, and both used 'Tractors, Artillery (Aust)' 8 & 9 during annual camps. During the 1950s, the Regular Army field artillery units were using GMC CCKW353 as their deployable artillery tractors, which were then replaced in 1959/60/61 with Studebaker US6 until the International No.1 Mk.1, 2, and 3 came along (then later the 6x6 F1).
One image states 'Pucka 1950' which would fit with either of the CMF units mentioned. CMF and Regular army units stationed elsewhere used training facilities in their home states, so I think it is pretty much confirmed that we are looking at 2 or 15 Fd Regiment. 2 Field operated out of Batman Avenue Depot and with batteries in country centres such as Colac. 15 Field were in Dandenong. Note the absence of markings on the vehicles, and the gloss finish. The absence of markings is indicative of vehicles drawn from the 'pool' for an annual camp. The gloss finish is indicative of post-war repainting in BDG gloss.
The two units were amalgamated in the late 1960s(?) to become 2/15 Fd Regt, and still later, with 10 Medium Regiment (based in Geelong) to become 2/10 Medium Regiment - something of a misnomer as it was actually a composite regiment with both field (105mm How)and medium (5.5inch then M198 155mm How) batteries.
Mike C
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