The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. SINCE THE RAAF ORGANISED SURF PATROLS ALONG NORTH NEW GUINEA COAST, MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FORMATION OF THIS PATROL, TWELVE MEN WERE SAVED IN TREACHEROUS CROSS CURRENTS. SHOWN, THE RAAF SURF LIFESAVING PATROL ANSWERING AN ALARM. ON EXTREME RIGHT, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT REG FIELD, CRONULLA, NSW, INSTRUCTOR; BELTMAN CORPORAL SAM MCSPARRAN, NEWCASTLE, NSW; NO. 1 LINE, LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) ARTHUR JENKINS, ADELAIDE, SA; NO. 2 LAC BOB ARMOUR, HURSTVILLE, NSW; NO. 3 LAC KEITH SVETKOFF, MAROUBRA, NSW; REELMAN, LAC PHIL DICK, ADELAIDE, SA.
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. RAAF SURF PATROL DURING A MARCH PAST ALONG THE BEACH AT A SURF LIFESAVING CARNIVAL. STANDARD BEARER IS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) BRUCE COTTRELL, SYDNEY, NSW
Since the RAAF organised surf lifesaving patrols along the North New Guinea coast, many lives have been saved. Within ten days of the formation of this patrol, twelve men were saved in treacherous cro
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. SINCE THE RAAF ORGANISED SURF PATROLS ALONG THE NORTH NEW GUINEA COAST, MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FORMATION OF THIS PATROL, TWELVE M
AITAPE, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-04. SINCE THE RAAF ORGANISED SURF PATROLS ALONG THE NORTH NEW GUINEA COAST, MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED. WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE FORMATION OF THIS PATROL, TWELVE M
Probably Townsville, Qld. Living quarters for members of No. 36 Transport Squadron RAAF. The quarters are built on stilts. Shown: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) A. Cook of Thornbury, Vic; Corporal H. Batey
Northern Australia. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) P. H. Elwin of Hunters Hill, NSW and LAC C. L. Clarke of North Adelaide, SA, at work in a RAAF Parachute Section.
