The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. Group portrait of members of a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit. Left to right: back row: unidentified, Larry Appleby, 'Lofty', Lazarini, unidentified, unidentified. Front row: Earl Kitchned MacDonald, Smith (?), unidentified and Neville Young. The white powder visible on the men's faces is a medication to treat a skin irritation caused by the chemicals in the bombs, and exacerbated by the tropical heat. (Donor M. Young)
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. Group portrait of all the members of a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit standing with unexploded bombs (UXBs), in front of a shed with a sign stating "Bomb Disposal Sqn. Keep Ou
An informal group portrait of the members of 6 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), seated beside a ploughed field. Back row, left to right: Leo Whitby ?; 23185 Pri
An unidentified soldier hoses down the gas trial chamber to help control the temperature. The demountable gas trial chamber MKII has plywood cladding and is covered with scaffolding and a tarpaulin. T
