The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Officer commanding the infantry protection element for the Australian Medical Support Force, Major Michael Day, checks security at the guard box controlling entry into the barracks housing the headquarters and accommodation area of the medical force. The men are carrying Steyr F88 service rifles. Major Day is leaving the mission early to take up an appointment at Command and Staff College at Queenscliffe, Victoria. The Australian Medical Support Force was part of UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda), a peacekeeping mission to the war-torn central African nation. The medical support force provided medical treatment to the UN troops and humanitarian help to the local people where possible.
Rwanda. 1995-01-04. Captain Anthony McIntyre (usually with 4 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, Brisbane) holds a Steyr F88 service rifle while surveying the area in front of the entrance to
Operations Officer, Major Simon Gould, issues instructions over the radio in the communications centre at the headquarters of the Australian Medical Support Force in Rwanda. Major Gould, who led the a
Lance Corporal Mick Orr, a member of 4 Put Medical Company, currently serving with the Australian Medical Support Force in Rwanda, wears a protective mask while spraying pesticide fogging at the displ
Private Ben Roberts chopping potatoes to feed members of the Australian Medical Support Force. Private Roberts is a cook for the Australian Medical Support Force, which is part of the UNAMIR (United N
Captain Jim Parsons, a member of Headquarters 3 Brigade, currently serving in Rwanda with the Australian Medical Support Force, sits outside with a group of local children at the displaced persons cam
Lance Corporal Mick Orr, a member of 4 Put Medical Company, serving with the Australian Medical Support Force in Rwanda, wears a protective mask while spraying pesticide fogging at the displaced perso
