The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 ration packs for the evening meal. The men are from D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), who are part of an eight day ambush patrol, hunting Communist terrorists in the jungle of Perak. Both men also served in Korea from 1953-1954. Pte Hamilton served with 2RAR and Pte O'Meara served with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR).
It's mail call in the jungle, and that's when a letter from home is very welcome. Here, 3/5125 Lance Corporal (later Corporal) Fred Airs, 21, of Portland, Vic (left) hands a letter to 3/4608 Private (
1/3599 Private (Pte) Ralph Sutton, of Camp Hill, Qld (left) and 2/5673 Pte Ron Cole, of Mt Gravatt, Qld (right), watch as their mate, 5/2124 Pte Bill Killick, of Maniana, WA (centre), inflates his air
Private (Pte) Noel Walsh, of Thornbury, Vic, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) cleans his stripped down Owen gun at the evening camp site after a hard day of patrolling. P
2/8783 Private H 'Vic' Podesta, of Riverstone, NSW, B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), stands guard while the men behind him unload 24 hour ration packs from a truck on th
5/7504 Major G l Bales, of Perth WA (right), Officer in Charge, B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), talks through the handset of an A510 radio set as his signaller,
Private (Pte) Bob Tyrrell, of Fairfield, NSW, B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), secures two 24 hour ration boxes prior to packing them into his backpack. Pte Tyre
