The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sapper (Spr) Carson, (left) about to push the plunger that will trigger a big explosion, as another batch of 60 kilogram bombs are destroyed. These bombs were left over by the Japanese at the end of the Second World War and it is now the responsibility of the men of 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers, to locate, remove and destroy them. Sitting in their heavily reinforced blast shelter from the left are 2/5509 Spr Frank Carson, of Granville, NSW; 2/35014 Captain John Newton, of Newcastle, NSW; Sergeant Len Knowles, of Stoke on Trent, UK; 3/3826 Spr (later Lance Corporal) Don Stevens, of Regent, Vic; 3/11147 Corporal Vic Pollock, of Petersham, NSW; and ordinance adviser, Wing Commander Bill Pointon (right), Royal Air Force, of Hawkes Bay New Zealand.
Explosives expert 3/11147 Corporal Vic Pollock, of Petersham, NSW, 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, places plastic explosive in readin
3/11147 Corporal Vic Pollock, of Petersham, NSW and 2/42552 Sapper Don Mays, of Leichhardt, NSW, both of 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Enginee
Gently, gently, 2/8081 Sapper (Spr) David McCallum, of Concorde, NSW, 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, has uncovered an unexploded 60
Unidentified officers and men of 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 11th Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers, inspect the blast damage and a water filled crater after a number of
2/10056 Sapper (Spr) Alf Deeming, of Liverpool, NSW (left) and 2/7563 Spr George Hore, of Parramatta, NSW (right) both of 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal En
2/10763 Sapper (Spr) Gordon Tanswell, of Liverpool, NSW, 4 Troop, Royal Australian Engineers, 11th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, prepares a stew on an outdoor field cooker in the shade
