The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) pumping water ashore from a tanker truck aboard a landing craft mechanised (LCM). The battalion was taking part in amphibious training exercises on an uninhabited island in the Inland Sea. The LCM, number AB2367, has STORES written below its bridge, the water is being pumped in to an open topped vat and fortyfour gallon fuel drums have already been landed. Note also the cook's tent in the foreground and the Japanese civilian wearing a suit watching proceedings near the LCM's unloading ramp (left).
Members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) unloading store and equipment from an army landing craft mechanised (LCM). They were setting up a temporary base on an uninhabited island
Unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) watching from a sheltered beach as a landing craft mechanised (LCM) approaches. The battalion was taking part in amphibious t
Members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) unloading stores and equipment from an army landing craft mechanised (LCM). They were setting up a temporary base on an uninhabited island
SIALUM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. NATIVES UNLOADING 44 GALLON DRUMS FULL OF PETROL AND OIL FROM THE LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) AT THE BEACH.
SIALUM BEACH, NEW GUINEA. 1944-01-07. NATIVES UNLOADING 44 GALLON DRUMS FULL OF PETROL AND OIL FROM THE LCM (LANDING CRAFT MECHANISED) AT THE BEACH.
Unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) having their cooked evening meal on the beach of an uninhabited island in the inland sea. The battalion was taking part in am
