The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal group portrait of Private (Pte) Nick Winter of Sydney, NSW (left), 2/7274 Pte George Ross, of Leichhardt, NSW (centre) and 1/1844 Pte Ronald Roach, of Brisbane, Qld (right), all from Assault Pioneer Platoon, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR). They are sampling the contents of a 24 hour British ration pack they have each been issued, as they take a break in a small clearing in a rubber plantation in Southern Kedah. The soldiers are armed with two Owen guns and a Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle carbine. Pte Ross served in Korea with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) from 1953-1954 and Pte Roach served in Korea with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) from 1951-1952.
Informal group portrait of 2/410200 Private (Pte) Don Lanyon, of Weethalle, NSW (left), 1/1844 Pte Ron Roach, of Balmoral, Qld (centre) and 2/7274 Pte George Ross, of Leichhardt, NSW (right), all from
2/5009 Private (Pte) T S 'Slim' Cahalane, of Condoblin, NSW, B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) waits his turn for a shoot with his Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enf
3/10681 Private (Pte) S 'Taffy' Collict, of Geelong, Vic, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), using an Australian made 510 radio set to keep in touch with company headquart
With his Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle carbine slung over his shoulder, 2/2437 Private (Pte) (later Corporal) J S W 'Bluey' Clark, of Watsons Bay, NSW, 2nd Battalion, The Royal A
Informal portrait of Lance Corporal Bill Doyle, of Sandgate, Qld, Private (Pte) Peter Walker, of Brisbane, Qld and 2/4710, Pte Jack White, of Woolahra, NSW, all from A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Roya
Informal portrait of 5/1936 Private (Pte) Tom Foster, of Fremantle, WA, of A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR). He is a designated 'shot gun rider' sitting in the rear of a
