The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Balikpapan, Borneo, 26 July 1945. A platoon of pioneers from the 2/27th Infantry Battalion move up river on a DUKW to build a landing stage at a forward supply dump. They are shown on board a DUKW on river, in jungle cutting timber for landing stage and opening and eating Australian army rations.
An 8mm colour film taken by Army Public Relations Photographer Harold Dunkley during a visit to North Borneo in 1965. Film opens with a close up of a calendar for Feb 1965. Map of South East Asia then
Coverage of the Australian activities at Tarakan Island, Borneo circa May 1945. Shows map of northeast Borneo, arrow pointing to a label 'Tarakan Island'. Australian troops resting under trees. Austra
Home movies relating to the service of 3788598 Private (Pte) Robert Kingsley Bruce, 85 Transport Platoon, Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC), Vietnam 1967-1968. Films taken on a super 8 movie
Victoria Cross. Engraved reverse suspender with recipient's details; reverse cross with date of action. John Bernard Mackey was born on 16 May 1922 at Leichhardt, Sydney, and until his enlistment wo
Victoria Cross. Engraved reverse suspender and cross with recipient's details and date of action. Bruce Steel Kingsbury was born at Armadale, Melbourne, on 8 January 1918. As a young man he spent ti
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 1939-45 Star issued to QX12408 Corporal Ernest Albert Redgrave, 2/31 Battalion, 25th Brigade, born 26 September 1918 at Balmain, NSW. Redgra
