The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
FORT KHIAM. MEN OF THE 2/35RD. BATTALION MAKING A SEARCH OF THE FORT AT KHIAM AFTER THE FRENCH HAD BEEN DRIVEN OUT BY AN ARTILLERY BARRAGE. THE FULL STORY OF THIS INCIDENT IS TOLD IN THE NOTES ACCOMPANYING THE FILM. (NEGATIVE BY R. WILLIAMS).
FORT KHIAM. MEN OF THE 2/33 BATTALION APPROACHING THE FRENCH FORT OF KHIAM AFTER THE ARTILLERY HAD PUT OVER A BARRAGE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENFORCE A SURRENDER. THE INFANTRY STORMED THE FORTRESS ONLY TO FI
Lieutenant Colonel Guy Patrick Marshall-Cormack, United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), Observer Group Lebanon, at Fort Khiam, El Khiam near Marjayoun, Lebanon. He is holding a copy of
Lieutenant Colonel Guy Patrick Marshall-Cormack, United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), Observer Group Lebanon, at Fort Khiam, El Khiam near Marjayoun, Lebanon. He is holding a copy of
KHIAM. AN INTERESTING NEGATIVE. UNFORTUNATELY MARRED BY A LEAK IN THE MAGAZINE, TAKEN DURING THE ATTACK ON FORT KHIAM. IT SHOWS THE FREE FRENCH LIAISON OFFICER WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES PREPARING TO
FORT KHIAM, SYRIA. MEN OF "A" COMPANY, 9TH PLATOON, 2/33 BN WITH A MACHINE GUN LEFT BY THE FRENCH. THEY ARE: LEFT TO RIGHT NX9258 CORPORAL R C CAMPBELL; WX96 SERGEANT A M SWEETAPPLE; NX34870 LIEUTENAN
Fort Khiam (or Al Khiam), previously part of Syria, is now within the borders of Lebanon. It has been the site of so many occupying armies from different nations that its name means tents in Arabic. B