The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Sitting in a ditch between a road (not in view) and a rice paddy field, an unidentified member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), enjoys a refreshing drink during a break in a march. The soldier is returning to Hiro after taking part in a training exercise at Haramura in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea from BCOF.
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Spread out along a road between rice paddy fields, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause for a rest and a drink during a route march. The
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), make preparations to drag Bren gun carrier no. 4257 back onto a road after it ran off the edge into a pad
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
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. During a break in a march, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), rest on either side of a road that passes through a Japanese town or village.
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
Hiro area, Honshu, Japan, 1950-09. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), rest on the side of a country road during a march to a bivouac. Behind them are a rice paddy fiel
