The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea, c. 1951-02. Wearing a pile cap and windproof jacket for warmth, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), eats his breakfast from a shallow metal plate or dixie. Behind him, mugs, dixies and a packet of corn flakes rest on the tops of 44-gallon drums which are serving as tables. At rear, other 3RAR soldiers are eating their meals as part of the morning mess parade.
Korea, c. 1950-12. At an open air mess parade, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), eat standing up at long makeshift tables on which their mugs and dixies are resting.
Korea, c. 1950-12. At an open air mess parade, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), eat standing up at a long makeshift table on which their mugs and dixies are resting.
Korea, c. 1951-03. Wearing a pile cap and windproof jacket for warmth, a US Army soldier calibrates the sights on a captured Soviet 160mm M1943 mortar prior to firing the weapon against Communist Chin
Korea, c. 1951-03. Informal group portrait of the cooks of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), together with the Officer Commanding C Company, 2/40097 Captain Sverre Witzo ('Fred'
Korea, c. 1951-02. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), eat their breakfast at a mess parade beside a traditional Korean farmhouse. Standing in front of the building are
Korea, c. 1951-01. At a bivouac site in the countryside, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sits on the ground and writes a letter home. Lying on the ground in front
