The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. MEMBERS OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY AIF, EXAMINING A CAPTURED AND DAMAGED 77MM JAPANESE FIELD ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: QX49661 DRIVER A. M. ATHERTON; QX42412 PRIVATE S. J. WALKER; VX35253 BOMBARDIER R. B. MCKELLAR.
SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. MEMBERS OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, AIF, EXAMINING A BOMB DAMAGED JAPANESE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. SHOWN ARE:- QX49661 DRIVER A. M. ATHERTON (LEFT)
SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. N250902 CORPORAL A.E. RYAN OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, AIF., TRYING OUT A CAPTURED JAPANESE LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN.
SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. MEMBERS OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, AIF., CLEARING THEIR AREA OF WRECKAGE AFTER THE CAPTURE OF THE ISTHMUS. NOTE THE BOMB CRATERS.
SALAMUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-20. MEMBER OF 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY, AIF, STANDING IN THE BOMB CRATER MADE BY AN ALLIED 1000LB BOMB DROPPED BY OUR AIR FORCE ON THE JAPANESE. THE RU
MOROBE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-08-13. TROOPS OF THE 162ND AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY DURING A PRACTICE SHOOT OF THE BOFORS 40MM GUN L3. LEFT TO RIGHT:- QX14978 BOMBARDIER E. C. CHILCOTT; NX22047
Group portrait of the members of number 11 Battery Gun Crew, 2/4 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Identified left to right, standing: VX40353 Private (Pte) A H Borthwick; QX18
