The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. SAILORS AND SOLDIERS LINE THE RAILS OF THE HMAS WESTRALIA TO WATCH THE EMBARKATION OF THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION. SHOWN ARE:- VX75599 PRIVATE (PTE) J. M. SILJE (1); VX71484 PTE L. J. KINNEALY (2); VX56770 PTE S. H. HARFORD (3); VX57547 PTE W. J. FLEMING (4).
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. MACHINE GUN PLATOON AND "B" COMPANY OF THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE DEBUSSING AT THE WHARF PRIOR TO EMBARKING ON THE HMAS WESTRAL
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. VX33750 CORPORAL J. J. GILDAY (KILLED IN ACTION, 1943-09-14), OF THE 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, WAITING TO EMBARK ON THE HMAS WESTRALIA.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. TROOPS OF "D" COMPANY, 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, MOVING UP THE GANGWAY OF THE HMAS WESTRALIA. SHOWN ARE:- 1 - 9:- VX78294 PRIVATE A. C. HART (1); VX50409 CORPORAL
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. ROLL CALL OF THE 3RD MORTAR PLATOON, 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, ON ARRIVAL AT THE WHARF. SHOWN ARE 1-11:- VX66871 PRIVATE (PTE) R.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-07. TROOPS OF 24TH INFANTRY BRIGADE ARRIVING AT THE WHARF FOR EMBARKATION. SHOWN ARE:- CORPORAL (CPL) WATSON (1); LANCE CORPORAL (L/CPL) FRY (4); PRIVATE (PTE) A. SEAR (7); CPL H.
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-01. TROOPS OF "A" COMPANY, 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, PREPARING TO GO BELOW TO THEIR QUARTERS, ON THE HMAS WESTRALIA. THEY ARE, 1 - 11:- UNKNOWN; VX33315 CORPORAL W. K.
