The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A major camouflage project undertaken by members of D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), and assisted by Korean Augmentation Troops, Commonwealth (KATCOM), expertly thread a pattern of hessian strips through the net. In the background the finished product can be seen erected on its frame. When the job is completed the road, which is in full view of the enemy, will be protected from the searching binoculars of their gunners.
Unidentified members of D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), assisted by Korean Augmentation Troops, Commonwealth (KATCOM), expertly thread a pattern of hessian strips throu
Private Jim Jackson of Moorabbin, Vic, and Private Ted Ortlipp of Bright, Vic, garnishing a "scrimmed" net which will later be draped on a wooden framework across the road. When the job is finished th
YUNGABURRA, QLD. 1943-07-08. PUPILS OF THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS COMBINED CAMOUFLAGE TRAINING SCHOOL THREADING (GARNISHING) DYED HESSIAN STRIPS THROUGH A CAMOUFLAGE NET.
Four unidentified young women sew strips of hessian onto a large net that is spread out on the ground at a British camouflage factory. Also present is an unidentified officer. Piled on the ground be
All army installations in Korea have to be well protected against thieves, and here an Australian soldier and a KATCOM work together erecting a concertina fence around the Gallipoli Camp of the 1st Ba
Four machine gunners of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), enjoy their midday meal. Pictured, left to right: Corporal Dave Coyne of Bundaberg, Qld; Private (Pte) R. G. (Bluey) Ri
