The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Lying awkwardly across the front seats of a jeep, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), takes a nap during a break in a training exercise that the battalion is undergoing in preparation for its move to Korea from BCOF. Using his hand for a cushion, the soldier is resting his head on a box of ammunition for a Vickers machine gun. The butt of his .303 rifle leans against the side of the vehicle (left), while his slouch hat rests on the vehicle's bonnet (right).
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Gathered on and around a jeep parked on a narrow dirt track, a group of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pauses for a break d
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-05. Informal outdoors portrait of an unidentified member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), leaning on the bonnet of a jeep. The soldier is
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Members of the newly-formed Medium Machine Gun Section of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sit in the long grass behind their .303 Vickers
Haramura, Japan. Section commanders at a forward observation post check their position on an ordnance map before deploying for attack. The unidentified men are members of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Aust
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Two members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), drive their Bren gun carrier no. 2696 along a road through a Japanese village. Notwithstanding the ve
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), relax among the exposed roots of a tree on a rocky hillside during a break in a map-rea
