The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
One of the many daily tasks that confront the soldier in Korea is the continuous improvement of the defences in their sector of the line. This means plenty of digging. On their way to the daily grind are, left to right: Private Keith Hollet of Beecroft, NSW, Corporal C. J. (Gilly) Griffiths of Leichhardt, NSW, and Corporal R. (Kell) Kelly of Lane Cove, NSW, all serving with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). They are working bare chested in the summer sun.
After a hard days digging on reserve positions, an unidentified member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), returns to his company lines. Carrying his .303 rifle he is passing o
Vietnam. 1966-06. Private John Ladmore of Batemans Bay, NSW, and Pte Graham Nesbitt of Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW, and the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), digging in with a shovel.
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-10. BARE-CHESTED MEMBERS OF A RAAF FORWARD OPERATION UNIT LINE UP FOR PAY PARADE WITH THEIR CAMP TENTS AND WASHING LINE AT THE EDGE OF THE JUNGLE BEHIND THEM
LEICHHARDT, NSW. 1943-12-12. N92212 CORPORAL GALLAGHER OF THE 5TH AUSTRALIAN BASE ORDNANCE DEPOT STACKING TENTS BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED STACKING MACHINE.
LYTTON, QLD. 1943-11-11. BARE-CHESTED GUN CREW OF THE 385TH TROOP, 6TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY IN POSITION IN A GUN PIT FOR THEIR DAILY PRACTICE. SHOWN: B191553 GUNNER J. T. GILLON (1);
Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1965-09. Two bare-chested Australians Corporal Lex McAulay (left) of Innisfail, Qld, and Corporal John Henderson of Macquarie Fields, NSW, inspect an Armalite rifle at the headquart
