The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 paddy field. The soldiers have attached the vehicle by a chain to another Bren gun carrier (rear) which will haul it back onto the road surface. The accident occurred while the vehicle was returning Hiro after taking part a training exercise at Haramura in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea from BCOF.
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. 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. 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 refreshin
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09-15. Wearing ponchos and with the brims of their hats turned down, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (right), huddle under an e
Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. With their Bren gun carrier no. 3399 halted on a narrow, muddy track, three members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), look to see what is
Haramura area, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09-15. Heavy rain from a typhoon pelts down on men and vehicles of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), spread along a country road. A jeep ma
