The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of 1/3719 Private (Pte) Jim Cuffe, of Charleville, Qld (left), and 1/2502 Sergeant Keith Richards, of Marooka, Qld (right), both of 8 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), checking and cleaning a Bren light machine gun in preparation for a week long ambush patrol in the jungle of Perak. Pte Cuff has been a member of the Australian Army for 18 months and has been in Malaya with 2RAR for the last seven months.
1/2119 Private Jim Hend, 22, of Ingham, Qld, 10 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), has just finished cleaning and oiling his Bren gun and now lies back and relaxe
Informal portrait of 3/5585 Private (Pte) Ted Blyth, of Moama, NSW (left), and 2/8607 Pte Bill Hardy, of Auburn, NSW (right), both of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR). Pte Blyth is
Informal portrait of 1/2427 Private (Pte) Arthur 'Bluey' Hamilton, of Mackay, Qld (rear) erecting his insect net and tent, while his mate 3/4608 Pte Kev O'Meara, of Windsor, Vic (foreground) unpacks r
A Bren gun is not the softest of pillows, but Private Jock Stewart, of Glenn Innes, NSW, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), is not fussy after five hours of jungle bashing
After a long day of patrolling, Private (Pte) Jim Head, of Ingham, NSW, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), cleans his Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle c
1/900179 Private (Pte) Don Pickering, an Aboriginal serviceman, 22, of Gayndah, Qld, 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), quietly smokes a cigarette and holds his
