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6th/13th Light Battery

A soldier fires his weapon during the Simpson Trophy shooting competition, held at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Private Jack Kleinig.
Australian Army News 

Sharpshooters on target at historic comp

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2084 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 6th/13th Light Battery, 9th Brigade, HMAS Encounter, Royal Australian Artillery, Simpson Trophy

The oldest shooting competition in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the oldest in the world, the Simpson Trophy, took

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Corporal Michael Stoop, of 6th/13th Light Battery, Tasmania, is one of this year's Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award recipients. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
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Quick to action in an emergency

01/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1765 Views 0 Comments 6th/13th Light Battery

CAPTION: Corporal Michael Stoop, of 6th/13th Light Battery, Tasmania, is one of this year’s Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award recipients.

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