The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. On a rainy day at Kure docks, Private (Pte) Ronald Edward ('Nugget') Dunque, a member of the band of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), prepares to board the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory (not in view) which is about to transport the battalion to Pusan and the war in Korea. Pte Dunque is carrying a tuba and an Owen submachine gun, the barrel of which is pointing upwards behind the musical instrument. Behind him are several other soldiers, most of them wearing ponchos, and the buses which have brought the men from Hiro barracks. Pte Dunque later won a Military Medal at the Battle of Kapyong.
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. On a rainy day at Kure docks, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), mount the gangplank to board the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory w
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. On a rainy day at Kure docks, members of the band of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), stand with their drums on the deck of the United States Navy troo
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. On a rainy day at Kure docks, five members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), stand on the deck of the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory whic
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. On a rainy day at Kure docks, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), board the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory bound for Pusan and the
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), line up on a rainy day at Kure docks to board the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory which is about
Hiro, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09-27. On a rainy day at Hiro Barracks, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), march in a column three-abreast carrying their kitbags and rifles.
