Person
Wardell, V. A.
- Occupation
- Manufacturer
Summary
V. A. Wardell was Manager of Lysaght at Port Kembla. He recognised the possibilities of the Owen (qv) Gun and had Lysaght make a trial gun with modifications and eventually mass produce the final version of the gun. It remained in use as the standard sub-machine gun for the Australian Army from 1942 to 1966.
Skip to
Published resources
Resources
- 'Wardell, V. A.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476928. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_w.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 25 May 2006
- Foundation Supporter - ARC Learned Academies' Special Projects