The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"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 coming back to life and having another go after being killed)."
The sign includes the phrase "No re-spawns past this point" and depicts a helmet with crossed swords behind. PB Wali is located in the Mirabad Valley.
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.
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
"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
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
"Me [Sapper Chris Baynes] resting after a long hot patrol to the Afghan outpost." Image taken at an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost near Patrol Base (PB) Anaconda in Khaz Uruzgan. Image relating t
"Sapper (SPR) Baynes taking a sight picture early morning, we spent the night here at the corner of this compound in a hasty ambush due to a short contact at the Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost a f
"This is where you left Wali to go on patrol." Image relating to the service of Sapper (SPR) Christopher ‘Chris’ Baynes, during his deployment to Afghanistan in 2012 as part of Operation Slipper. Chr