AUSTRALIAN CMF RECRUITING BILLBOARD
History
The history of the Australian Army has 2 distinct phases. Pre-1947 the army was divided into 'Regular Army' and Citizens Military Force (CMF). The CMF had the most members, as it was formed from the colonial militia groups post-Federation. As both groups were unable to serve overseas, a volunteer force was created for both the First and Second World Wars, called the 'Australian Imperial Force'. After 1947, a standing peacetime infantry was formed and the CMF (which was renamed in 1980 to Army Reserve) started to declined in importance.
Item Description
Issued by Australian Army Head Quarters this hanging cardboard poster is recruiting for CMF part time soldiers for the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The card displays three Centurion tanks which dates the card between 1955 (introduction of the Centurion to the Australian Army) and 1973 (last year of Centurion service with the Australian Army).
This is the only one of these that I have seen.