The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea, 1951. A group of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), relaxes in the open air in a reserve area. On the table in front of the men are two open boxes of special C-6 rations they have received from Japan, including two bottles of Asahi beer. Two of the men are reading newspapers that have come with the ration boxes, the man at extreme right holding a copy of the 'Japan News'. At centre, one of the soldiers is warming his hand over a fire burning in a drum. A billy is on the boil over the fire. Most of the men are wearing pile caps and Australian Army-issue woollen jumpers. (Donor I. Robertson)
Korea, c. 1951-01. As they crouch in the snow, two members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), drink bottles of Asahi beer. Both soldiers are wearing pile caps to keep their he
Chipyong-ni area, Korea, 1951-03. Wearing a pile cap, a cook from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), boils the billy over an open fire at the IX Corps rest area where the battali
Four unidentified members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), relax and play cards in the sunshine, at a hillside camp in Korea. As winter approaches the soldiers are beginni
Railway carriages at Kilo 60. Sand bags are forming a low enclosure on either side of the rail line. A camp is in the background. Two men are walking towards a small tent in the foreground and seve
Chipyong-ni area, Korea, 1951-03. Sitting on a grassy embankment, members of the Intelligence or Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), inspect foodstuffs, drinks and mes
Korea, c. 1951-02. On an exposed hilltop position, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gather in little groups around fires to keep themselves warm. As additional prote
