The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), Company Commanders attap hut at the forward company base at Bokah. It has been constructed on long stumps as a precaution against flooding during the frequent rainstorms and tapa mats have been laid over chordwood to form pathways running to and from and between buildings. In the foreground a washstand with wash bowl has been set up and the 44 gallon drum is used to collect and store fresh water. Small boundary fences have also been constructed around the perimeter of the huts.
A resting dog watches as 2/8640 Private (Pte) Bob Blacklock, of Drummoyne, NSW (left), 4/1685 Pte Arthur Horne, of Magill, SA (centre), and 3/42550 Pte Peter West, of Ballarat, Vic (right), all of 7 P
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-16. CORPORAL A.R. ERBS, C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, LIFTING A DISH OF BREAD AND BUTTER CUSTARD FROM AN IMPROVISED CAMP OVEN CONSTRUCTED FROM A 44 GALLON DRUM AT C COMPANY P
An unidentified serviceman (sitting, third from left), C Company, 13th National Service Battalion, receiving tuition from Sergeant Eric Campbell Lawther (front) and an unidentified instructor on the c
ALICE SPRINGS, AUSTRALIA. 1942-12-17. SAPPER D. WENNERBOM (LEFT) AND SAPPER M. PUMPA, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO A 2,000 GALLON WATER TANK WHICH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY THE 4TH ARMY TROOP COMPAN
Chipyong-ni area, Korea, 1951-03. A member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), takes a bath in a 44-gallon petrol drum that has been cut open to turn it into a makeshift bathtu
View of the camp showing palm trees in the background, a shovel is standing in the sand in the foreground and a 44 gallon drum is lying on the ground next to an extinguished fire, which may have been
