The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Square navy blue silk scarf with two embroidered British Commonwealth Division cloth formation signs sewn on two diagonally opposite corners.
Associated with the service of 51915 Private Ron Walker who served in 2 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) during the Korean War. Walker enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in July 1951 in Perth, Western Australia, at the age of 17 years. He undertook Recruit training at Guilford, WA, and advanced infantry training at Puckapunyal, Victoria. He was then posted to the Machine-gun platoon, Support Company of 2 RAR as a Corporal No. 1 gunner on a Vickers medium machine gun. He sailed with the battalion on the 'New Australia' and arrived in Korea in March 1953. He joined Sergeant Brian Cooper's section at 'Vickers Village', a platoon position of four guns, and was positioned in the machine-gun bunker on Hill 111 during the battle of Hook on 24-26 July 1953, just prior to the war's end. Walker returned to Australia in April 1954.
Narrow rectangular royal blue satin cravat with an oval black felt patch. The design of the patch has been created using pieces of coloured felt and bullion thread. It features a Queen's crown surmoun
Screen printed South Korean flag with string ties and paper reinforced corners on the fly edge. Associated with the service of 51915 Private Ron Walker who served in 2 Battalion Royal Australian Reg
Screen printed blue and white synthetic United Nations flag with string ties and paper reinforced corners on the fly edge. Associated with the service of 51915 Private Ron Walker who served in 2 Bat
Screen printed South Korean flag with string ties and paper reinforced corners on the fly edge. Associated with the service of 51915 Private Ron Walker who served in 2 Battalion Royal Australian Reg
Screen printed blue and white synthetic United Nations flag with string ties and paper reinforced corners on the fly edge. Associated with the service of 51915 Private Ron Walker who served in 2 Bat
Narrow rectangular royal blue satin cravat with an oval black felt patch. The design of the patch has been created using pieces of coloured felt and bullion thread. It features a Queen's crown surmoun
Square rayon scarf with a map of Korea, Japan and the surrounding area. Surmounting the map is the title ' The United Nations'. Japan is shown in the centre and is coloured grey. One the left hand si
Dark blue silk souvenir scarf with two 'Commonwealth' formation patches sewn to diagonally opposite corners. The shield shaped patches are pale blue with red and yellow cotton embroidery showing 'COMM
Two intelligence reports describing action fought by 2 RAR in July 1953, when an Australian machine gun section on the flank of the US 1st Marine Division repulsed a large Chinese attack.