The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 relaxes on his 'LiLo' inflatable mattress in front of his small tent shelter, 3600 feet above sea level in the jungle of Perak. He has ripped trousers after 12 gruelling days in the jungle, chasing a group of Communist terrorists. Here, he is waiting with the rest of his platoon on the fringe of a newly cleared landing zone (LZ) for the arrival of RAF Bristol 171 Sycamore helicopters that will bring in extra reinforcements and supplies, which will enable his platoon to continue their chase. Visible, is his Bren gun and part of the gun's cleaning kit including a small oil bottle and cleaning cotton.
Viewed through the clear nose of a RAF Bristol 171 Sycamore helicopter is a small landing zone (LZ) where it will land to deliver men and supplies to 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The
Informal portrait of 1/3181 Private (Pte) Ron Siganto, of Chermside, Qld, 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), as he listens intently for the sounds of a
Unidentified men of 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) (foreground), watch as other men rush in to unload supplies from a Bristol Sycamore helicopter. T
3/7034 Lieutenant David Tonge, of Perth, WA (right), Commander, 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), confers with an unknown Sakai guide (left) who has b
Informal portrait ofPrivate (Pte) Ray Hutchind, of Port Arlington, Vic, 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), who has been on the trail of a group of Comm
2/10544 Sergeant (Sgt) Stan Catterall, of Richmond, Vic (left) and 2/8878 Private (Pte) (later Corporal) Jock Stewart, of Glen Innes, NSW (right), both of 10 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Roy
