The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Corporal Harry Webster, diver, 1 Australian Water Transport Group, seated on a folding stool. Cpl Webster is wearing an inflatable pressurised diving suit, boots weighted with lead, and a brass breast plate; his brass helmet with its connected air hose are on ground beside him.
England. An unidentified member of the RN Enemy Mining Section of HMS Vernon standing astride a recently recovered German mine lying on the deck of a recovery vessel. He is being assisted out of his d
These images describe the different standards of behaviour for soldiers between being at home and being away. The scenes are all located at or near the beach; with the first in the upper left corner s
Torn fragment of cotton Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) shirt with right sleeve. A rectangular shaped pocket forms part of the right sleeve, a pair of hidden plastic buttons secures the p
The MG 08/15 Maxim machine gun is a short recoil operated, water cooled, full automatic, belt fed weapon. The operating system uses a two part toggle lock connected by a hinge which is located between
