The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Under war-time conditions the Royal Papuan Constabulary (RPC) was not wholly composed of Papuans; it included natives from the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. The prefix 'Royal' was granted by King's warrant in August 1939. More than six hundred young natives are daily put through their paces, on parade, marching, rifle drill etc., At Bisiatabu where the RPC training depot lies in a picturesque setting in the foothills of the Owen Stanley Range. The RPC has their own band under bandmaster Warrant Officer D. Crawley. Several of the members have loyal service medals and sergeant Major Bagita, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in Moresby District Native Police Force has two ten year service stars and has seven years in towards his third.
At a parade held at HQ Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB), 36 (VX38969) Major General William Bridgeford CB CBE MC, General Officer Commanding 3 Australian Division, presented a Distinguished Conduct Med
Two memorial services, one at Vulcan beach, the other at Rabaul, were held to mark the fourth anniversary of the sinking of the Japanese transport Montevideo Maru in which Second AIF prisoners and civ
The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), is soon to have a band again. 3RAR is the veteran of the Australian forces in Korea. It was one of the first to arrive in support of the United
Nestled between picturesque Nha Trang and steep jungle clad mountains, the Vietnamese Ranger Training Centre at Duc My exudes a holiday atmosphere betrayed only by the occasional chatter of machine gu
Captain Bob Guest of Hamilton, Qld, gives the sign for a group of Vietnamese regional force soldiers to move forward, during an instructional course in patrolling techniques in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vie
Sheet music for the song titled, 'Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag', with lyrics written by Geoge Asaf (pseudoym of George Henry Powell) and msuic composed by his older brother, Felix Lloyd P
