The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), having a discussion about what tactics will be employed when they take up the chase against a Communist terrorist group their platoon has been pursuing through the jungle of Perak for the past 12 days. The men are going to prepare some food while they wait on the fringe of a small mountain landing zone (LZ) for RAF Bristol 171 Sycamore helicopters which are flying in with reinforcements and extra supplies. Sgt Catterall served in Korea with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), from 1952-1953. Pte Stewart later served in South Vietnam with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), from 1964-1965 and 1968-1969, as well as the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) in 1966.
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
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 of 5/2555 Corporal (Cpl) Ken Hall, of Victoria Park, WA, 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), as he watches a RAF sycamore helicopter r
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 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
Looking tired and unshaven, 2/10030 Private (Pte) Pat Gaughan, of Sydney, NSW, 10 Platoon (10 Pl), D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), has been on the trail of a group of C
