The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-03. On a narrow country road on the way to Haramura, a convoy of military trucks and jeeps carrying members of C Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pauses for a rest in the shade of some trees. The soldiers, most of them wearing helmets, are taking the opportunity to stretch their legs. They are travelling to Haramura, BCOF's main field training centre, to take part in Exercise Experimental in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea. (Donor I. Robertson)
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-03. Members of C Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), unload equipment from trailers on their arrival at Haramura, BCOF's main field tr
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-05. Informal outdoors portrait of an unidentified member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), leaning on the bonnet of a jeep. The soldier is
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-03. A military truck (left) carrying members of C Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), passes through a Japanese village on its way to Haramura,
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Their helmets camouflaged with foliage, members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause for a smoke during Exercis
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Two members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), squat on the side of a steep hill overlooking the Haramura countryside as they pore
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-05. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sit in the back of a military truck, part of a convoy, during a pause in a road journey
