Carrier World Record Attempt

[Rob Beale]

to use the Aussie vernacular! but there was a great group of carrier owners there. A lot of work happened on site in the days leading up to the show. We had many willing helpers. Alex did a sterling job bringing it all together.

Another carrier was subject to a lot of work on site to get it going, and it too completed the 2 miles. For mine I just followed the critical path to get it mobile and presentable (from the front at least!)

There were two NZ LAV III on site, crewed by the successor to the Mounted Rifles regiments. The two Bren carriers MkI were the start of the mechanisation of the mounted rifles, and the Gisborne Museum LP2 served with the Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles in WW2.

Shaun brought his LRDG jeep to display this time. (He does Mounted Rifles rather than horse team). Many of the Kiwis in the LRDG were from the Divisional Cavalry, who were drawn from the Mounted Rifles.

Post war the NZ LP carriers were used largely by the support weapons platoons of the Infantry Battalions. This was a return to the role carriers were designed for!

The pics show the Bren's maker's plate, and the tool stowage for a post war LP2A conversion, and the replica Mk IV with it's realistic painting. Pics from Dave Hardway

Rob