The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hiro, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. Members of the recently-formed Medium Machine Gun Platoon of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), strip, clean and reassemble their .303 Vickers medium machine guns at Morshead Barracks. Several of the weapons and their tripods are set out the ground, while smaller parts are laid out on blankets. As a precaution against fire, a number of 44-gallon drums filled with water and with the word 'Fire' written in large letters on them stand outside the barracks buildings. The soldiers have just returned from Haramura where they took part in a training exercise in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea from BCOF.
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
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, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-03. Members of C Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), unload equipment from trailers on their arrival at Haramura, BCOF's main field tr
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
ATHERTON, QLD. 1944-12-14. ATHERTON DETACHMENT NO.1, QLD LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA BULK ISSUE PETROL AND OIL DEPOT TROOPS UNLOADING 4 GALLON DRUMS FROM UNIT TRUCKS FOR RE-FILLING. THE 44 GALLON DRUM
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), striding along a road during their 32 kilometre march from Hiro to BCOF's main fie
