The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hiro area, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09. With an Owen gun slung over his shoulder, the silhouetted figure of a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), tramps through a tunnel during a march to a bivouac. In the background, several of the soldier's colleagues are walking ahead of him on the road. At left is a three-wheeled Japanese motor vehicle. The soldiers are undergoing training in preparation for 3RAR's imminent move to Korea. (Donor I. Robertson)
Hiro, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09. Wearing full kit, an unidentified member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), prepares to leave Hiro barracks on a march to a bivouac. The soldier
Hiro area, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), rest on the side of a country road during a march to a bivouac. Behind them are a rice paddy fiel
Hiro area, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), rest on their packs on the side of a mountain road during a march to a bivouac. The soldier at ri
Hiro area, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09. Wearing full kit, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (left), tramp along a country road during a march to a bivouac. At right, some o
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. At a mess parade at a camp or bivouac in the countryside, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), queue up with dixies and mugs in hand to receiv
Honshu, Japan, 1950-08. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause for a rest in the shade of some trees during a route march. At top right, one of the soldier's rifles
