The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Communist terrorists for the past 12 days as his platoon chased them through the jungle of Perak. Now, in the mountains behind Sungei Siput, the platoon has halted 3600 feet above sea level and is in urgent need of fresh men and re supply. After helping to clear a landing zone (LZ), Pte Hutchind is waiting to hear the first sounds of the approaching RAF Bristol 171 Sycamore helicopters.
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
A RAF Bristol Sycamore light helicopter takes off, as it heads towards a small landing zone (LZ), seven miles away and 3600 feet above sea level in the mountains behind Sungei Siput. It is carrying r
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 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
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
Two unidentified men from 10 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), protectively patrol their temporary camp, set up next to a landing zone (LZ) hacked out of the jun
