The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. CORPORAL S. KING OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION POINTS TO A DENT IN HIS TIN HAT MADE BY SHRAPNEL FROM A SHELL THAT BURST ABOUT 15 TO 20 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE CARRIER HE WAS DRIVING TO A COMPANY POSITION ASTRIDE THE MERSA MATRUH ROAD ON 1942-10-28. NOTE THE SURFACE OF THE HAT HAS BEEN "SENDED" - A FORM OF CAMOUFLAGE IN THE DESERT. THE "BOYS" OF THIS BATTALION ARE ENTHUSIASTIC IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER'S REBUTTAL OF A CLAIM IN THE LONDON "TIMES" THAT THE TIN HAT IS NOW NO LONGER NECESSARY.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. A MEMBER OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION PRODUCES EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF HIS COMMANDING OFFICER'S REBUTTAL OF THE CLAIM BY THE LONDON "TIMES" THAT THE TIN HAT IS NO
LANCE-CORPORAL Lawrence David BRIDGEMAN OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION POINTS TO A HOLE MADE IN HIS TIN HAT BY A SHELL SPLINTER AT EL ALAMEIN. THE MEMBERS OF HIS BATTALION ARE ENTHUSIASTIC IN T
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. PRIVATE R.A. HEAPERMAN OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION EXHIBITS HIS TIN HAT SHOWING THE DENTS IN IT MADE BY SHRAPNEL AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM A BREN GUN CARRIER ON THE
MEMBERS OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ARE STRONGLY SUPPORTING THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER IN HIS VIGOROUS REBUTTAL OF A CLAIM IN THE LONDON "TIMES" THAT TIN HATS ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY. WX5093 C
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. GROUP OF MEMBERS OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WHO OWE THEIR LIVES TO THE TIN HATS THEY ARE WEARING. THE DAMAGE TO SOME CAN BE SEEN. THESE MEN STRONGLY SUPPORT TH
MERSA MATRUH, EGYPT. 1942-11. A 210MM GERMAN GUN OUTSIDE MERSA MATRUH CAPTURED IN THE BRITISH ADVANCE OF RECENT WEEKS.
