The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Private Vic (Bluey) Dey of Preston, Vic, strips and cleans his Owen gun in readiness for a 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), night patrol. The stoppage of a weapon when patrolling in enemy territory may mean death to a soldier or his mates so the cleanliness of a weapon is very important.
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
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
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
Korea. 17 May 1953. Preparing for a night ambush-reconnaissance patrol, Private Clarrie Giles of Preston, Vic (left), and Private Don Harris of Erskinville, NSW, load their Owen and Bren magazines. No
Informal portrait of Private J. (Bluey) Broderick, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Morwell, Vic, as he takes a break. Private Broderick, holding his Owen machine carbine, and o
After a long day of patrolling, Private (Pte) Jim Head, of Ingham, NSW, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), cleans his Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle c
