The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. July 1951. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), clean their weapons after taking part in a fire power demonstration. Private C. Gibson of Leichhardt, NSW (left), cleans his Bren gun, while Private V. Miller of Gladstone, Qld (centre), makes sure that the bolt of his rifle is clean and well oiled. Private C. M. Glen of Camberwell, Vic (right), gives his Owen gun the necessary attention. Note that the rest of the Owen gun is resting on a wooden post at right. All three soldiers are members of A Company. In the background other members of A Company can be seen also cleaning their weapons.
Korea. c. 13 August 1952. In a dugout, Private R. J. Tippett of East Melbourne, Vic (right), cleans his Owen gun after returning from a night patrol on Hill 75 during Operation Buffalo. The two soldie
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-14. PRIVATE M. LYE (1), AND PRIVATE C. MUDFORD (2), MEMBERS OF D COMPANY, 15 INFANTRY BATTALION, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A QUIET PERIOD TO CLEAN THEIR BREN GUN MAGAZINES AT THEIR
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1971. Private Neil Hudson of Launceston, Tas (left), and Lance Corporal John Raby of Balmoral, Qld, checking their weapons to make sure that they are in perfec
Private (Pte) Noel Walsh, of Thornbury, Vic, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) cleans his stripped down Owen gun at the evening camp site after a hard day of patrolling. P
North Korea. c. 1950. Three soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), watch their snowy front from behind a trench. Two soldiers are known to be: Private S. Reddy of Deacon,
Korea. c. 13 August 1952. Lieutenant L. B. (George) Zwolanski of Melbourne, Vic, who led one of the night patrol on Hill 75 during Operation Buffalo, inspects the Owen gun of Lance Corporal Jack Gill
