The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 QATTARA ROAD, EL ALAMEIN, ON 1942-07-22. MEMBER OF HIS BATTALION ARE FOUR-SQUARE BEHIND THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER IN HIS VIGORUOS REBUTTAL OF THE CLAIM IN THE LONDON "TIMES" THAT THE TIN HAT IS 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. 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 CARRI
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
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. 1943-03-27. A DEMONSTRATION SHOWING THE MANOEUVREABILITY OF THE BREN GUN CARRIER IN THE STREETS OF PERTH DURING ARMY WEEK, STAGED IN SUPPORT OF THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.
