The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Queensland, 1971-06-02. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), travel by barge towards the shore at Townsville from the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney (not in view) which has brought them back to Australia at the end of their tour of duty in Vietnam. The soldiers are wearing jungle green uniforms and slouch hats and carrying their SLR rifles in readiness for a parade through the streets of the city after they have landed. The men wearing red sashes across their chests are sergeants. The 2RAR soldiers are also wearing landing passes in the puggarees of their slouch hats. The soldier in the foreground (right) who is wearing a red armband with a spokewheel design on it is a movement control officer.
Members of the 27th Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Light Horse Brigade prior to boarding HMAT Boorara (A42). Identified, front row, third from right, is: 1080 Private (Acting Corporal)
Group portrait of thirty two men in Boer War era uniforms. None of the soldiers are wearing service medals indicating that this is most likely just before the Boer War, likely set in a training camp
Unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), form a queue probably to buy snacks and drinks at the counter of a truck functioning as a mobile canteen. As the we
A large crowd of Australian soldiers closely assembled on a field, the majority seen wearing their full uniforms and slouch hats. The men are seen from the back, with the exception of one soldier on t
Four male, unidentified soldiers sit huddled in a group, each with their knees pulled up to their chests. All are wearing broad brimmed hats; verso: sketch of male, unidentified soldier, wearing shor
Group portrait of unknown soldiers, with kit bags, about to embark on HMAT "Wiltshire" (A18). Two soldiers are holding Australian Red Ensigns, one of which has been modified by the incorporation of a
