The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Ramu Valley, New Guinea. Portrait of a bearded Private T. Martin of Port Macquarie, NSW, just after his return from a patrol out in the upper Ramu Valley, during which the patrol clashed with the Japanese. He can still raise a smile although he has been on patrol for many days.
Group portrait of bearded Australian soldiers of the 2/2 Independent Company, with a captured Japanese trench mortar, just returned from a patrol in which they clashed with Japanese in the upper Ramu
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-07. BEARDED SOLDIER NX21939 TROOPER T. P. MARTIN OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY ON HIS RETURN TO CAMP AFTER A TWELVE DAY PATROL IN THE RAMU VALLEY.
Returning to an advanced post after a jungle patrol during the Upper Ramu Valley advance Private A. Tuffery of Port Elliott, SA, sports a six days' growth of beard.
DUMPU, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-07. A BEARDED NX130254 PRIVATE J.A. PRIOR OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY ON HIS RETURN TO CAMP AFTER A 12 DAY PATROL IN THE RAMU VALLEY.
ALTHOUGH HE HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER POST SERGEANT BROWN STILL HAS MUCH AFFECTION FOR THE FLYING FORTRESS THAT TOOK HIM ON MANY MISSIONS. (NEGATIVE BY D. PARER).
Private L. G. (Smithy) Smith of Port Macquarie, NSW (left), has his face blackened by Private Stan Smith of Fingal, NSW, before he goes out on patrol. Smith is wearing an armoured vest.
