The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two unidentified soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) cool off in a homemade swimming pool near the Korean truce line, while 52773 Private (Pte) Terry Mellender Greensmith, of Killarney, WA, tries to make a few improvements. The pool isn't quite up to Olympic standards, but in the steamy heat of the current rainy season in Korea, the soldiers find that any kind of dip is welcome. Pte Greensmith was a shop assistant in a big Perth grocery store before he joined the army eighteen months ago. He is now serving as a rifleman in D Company of 1RAR.
Sweat soaked soldier 35410 Private (Pte) Harold Geoffrey (Geoff) Rayson of Benalla, Vic, cools off after returning from five mile patrol into the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on the Korean truce line. Pat
It's hard to keep Australians out of the water, even when they are only a couple of miles away from the Communist (North Korean and Chinese) positions on the truce line in Korea. Private (Pte) Peter '
Australian troops in Korea are sweltering in the steamy heat of the rainy season. With the heat and the rain come the mosquitos, and anti-malarial pills and mosquito nets are a must. Quartermaster's s
Sweat soaked soldier Private (Pte) Harry Fox of Bardon, Qld, unloads his rifle after returning from five mile patrol into the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on the Korean truce line. Patrolling the two mile
Tin hats have been put to a variety of uses, and Private (Pte) Bill Whitely, of Kalgoorlie, WA, has discovered another one during the rainy season in Korea. In the absence of more conventional chimney
52691 Private (Pte) Dennis Charles Noakes, of Albany, WA, helps 11207 Corporal (Cpl) Arthur Robert Crummer, of Brisbane, Qld, lay an emergency telephone cable through floodwaters in Korea. The Imjin
