The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"A drawing done on a wall inside Patrol Base (PB) Wali." Drawing on wall includes the phrase "Follow the Sapper" and includes an insignia of two crossed metal detectors and a prodder.
Image relating to the service of Sapper (SPR) Christopher ‘Chris’ Baynes, during his deployment to Afghanistan in 2012 as part of Operation Slipper. Chris was a combat engineer with Mentoring Task Force 5 (MTF-5). He trained in South Australia as an engineer in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection.
"The sign at the entry/ exit gate in Patrol Base (PB) Wali for our patrols. A friendly reminder that if we were shot or blown up, from that point on we would not respawn (a computer gaming term for co
"Members of 3rd Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) 37B board a Chinook to Patrol Base (PB) Anaconda from PB Wali." Image relating to the service of Sapper (SPR) Christopher ‘Chris’ Baynes, during his de
"This was the view down to the green zone from a former Australian patrol base (PB), now only occupied by Afghan National Army (ANA)." Image taken near PB Wali. Image relating to the service of Sappe
This is an overwatch position on a high feature behind patrol base (PB) Wali in the Mirabad Valley. Below you can see PB Wali and the green zone directly in front of it. The bridge over the river (Rud
Engineers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (2CER) and infantry from 3rd Royal Australian Army (3RAR) board an American CH-47 Chinook from Patrol Base (PB) Wali to PB Anaconda. Identified in the cente
"This was an escort Rd move between Tarin Kot and Patrol Base (PB) Wali to deliver a generator. The large white generators can be seen on the truck in the middle of the convoy." Image relating to the