The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of a Bowen bunker (left) at C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), forward base at Bokah. These bunkers were designed to accommodate a section of nine infantry men and if necessary the men could live inside these bunkers and defend the base. Each Bowen bunker could support it's neigbouring bunker with small arms fire if needed. These bunkers were not popular with the troops because they were damp and smelt bad. They were often infested with rats and when the rats weren't around it often meant that a snake such as a poisonous cobra or large python had taken up residence. The tin roofed buildings in the background comprised the company kitchen and mess hut, Quartermasters store, the aid post and the command post. Another bunker is visible (right) and above this is a machine gun post and a timber observation platform.
View of a Bowen bunker at C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), forward base at Bokah. These bunkers were designed to accommodate a section of nine infantry men and if necess
A sandbagged bunker, machine gun post and timber observation tower at the C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), forward base at Bokah. This area of the base was manned by men
A machine gun post sited to cover likely enemy approaches at the C Company forward base at Bokah, located about 35 kilometres from the 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) headquarters
Unidentified men of 9 Platoon, C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), wait to board a RAF Whirlwind helicopter that is landing on the helipad at the company forward base at Bo
Two unidentified soldiers relaxing in their sleeping quarters at Fire Support Base Kiley which was occupied by elements of 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR). These structures were of
Two soldiers in the jungle, below the words 'Tunnel Rats' and 'That's it son...give us a yell if you need anything...!!!!'. A hole in the ground, labeled 'VC Tunnel' is beside the men. This image wa