The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam, c. 1969. An observation tower, its base heavily protected by sandbag walls, stands outside a compound occupied by Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) prisoners-of-war (POWs). The compound is bounded by a tall cyclone fence topped by several rolls of barbed wire. Two searchlights mounted on top of the tower point down along the fenceline to discourage escape attempts at night. Part of a Nissen hut in which the POWs live is visible (far left), while in the background, outside the compound, stand several corrugated iron barracks buildings of a military encampment. (Donor anonymous) (Original 35mm transparency housed in AWM Archive Store)
South Vietnam, c. 1969. A Bell 47G Sioux helicopter of No. 161 Recce Flight, Australian Army, hovers over what may be a Fire Support Base (FSB) under construction in the Vietnamese countryside. A pile
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. A Japanese prisoner of war (POW), under Australian guards, carry out work outside the 1st Australian Compound for Japanese POWs at Morotai. POWs built the compound un
Harfleur, France, 1919-02. Soldiers, several wearing greatcoats as protection against the cold, stand or walk on a road at the Australian Base Depots. Standing along the road (left) are various cantee
Kure, Japan. 1950-05-06. Exterior of a Nissen Hut at Headquarters, BCOF, before being sold to the Japanese. The outside shell is of corrugated iron and inside the lining is of plywood.
"Phan Rang Air Base (PRAB) looking NW from 2 Sqn [Squadron] Living Quarters. The compound of the Republic of South Korea’s 9th “White Horse” Infantry Division is seen on the hill called Hon Giai in th
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. An Australian soldier reads the notice outside the main entrance to the 1st Australian Compound for the Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) at Morotai. Part of it reads:
