The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), is soon to have a band again. 3RAR is the veteran of the Australian forces in Korea. It was one of the first to arrive in support of the United Nations cause and has been in Korea ever since. The other Australian battalions take turn about in Korea, but 3RAR remains in the country, and as its officers and men finish their tours of duty, they are replaced as individuals. Under this system, 3RAR has had little opportunity to maintain its band. Now that semi-peace-time conditions prevail, this is to be rectified. Bandmaster elect is 33 year old Warrant Officer Class 1 John Parry of Glen Innes, NSW. WO1 Parry has been in the Regular Army since 1947, and has been with 3RAR for three months. He served in the AIF from 1940 to 1946, and was a prisoner of war in Malaya and Japan. WO1 Parry has been studying music since 1947, and for some time was an instructor at the Army's School of Music at Balcombe, Vic. The picture shows WO1 Parry perusing a score and thinking perhaps, that soon he will be teaching that same music to the new band to be formed in 3RAR. (Original British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) Public Relations caption). WO1 Parry is 28528 Watkin John Parry.
Korea. January 1953. Since the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), has become affiliated with the Scots Guards, members of the Battalion have undertaken a course with the pipe band of
Korea. January 1953. Since the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), has become affiliated with the Scots Guards, members of the Battalion have taken a keen interest in joining a Battal
Korea. January 1953. Since the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), has become affiliated with the Scots Guards, members of the Battalion have undertaken a course with the pipe band of
Korea. December 1953. Corporal (Cpl) Lester Eldridge, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Horsham, Vic, playing the trombone. He is a member of the Regimental Band of 2RAR. Cpl Eld
Korea. January 1953. Since the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), has become affiliated with the Scots Guards, members of the Battalion have undertaken a course with the pipe band of
Crowds watch as the Australian Army marches past led by a typical Aussie band at Kure in Japan. The `digger' slouch hat will soon be a rare sight in Japan and Korea as the reduction of British Commonw
