The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW GUINEA. FOOD IN THE FRONT LINE. PRACTICAL EVIDENCE OF THE WORK OF OPERATIVES IN PREPARING SPECIAL PACKS FOR TROOPS OPERATING IN FORWARD JUNGLE AREAS. TAKEN AT GOODVIEW JUNCTION THIS PICTURE SHOWS PTE. CLARRY LITTLE OF FORBES, N.S.W., PREPARING A MEAL FROM TINS AND PACKETS. HE KEEPS A GRENADE HANDY IN CASE OF MARAUDING JAPS. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).
Vietnam. 24 August 1967. Lance Corporal Bob Hite of El Arish, Qld, with his M79 grenade launcher handy in case of an unexpected Viet Cong strike. The troops from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Re
A Christmas box sent in a leather case to members of 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (1APC) Squadron by Channel Seven (7) Television Station in Perth, WA. The case contains a packet of Tudor Blue envelop
Unidentified Australian cooks preparing to cook a meal in a wood behind the trenches in Northern France. The man on the far left is bending down looking at some tins of food; the man in the centre ba
Korea, c. 1951-02. On an exposed hilltop position, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gather in little groups around fires to keep themselves warm. As additional prote
North Korea, c. 1950-11. Cooks of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), dole out a rare hot meal to battalion soldiers. The soldiers are (left to right): ? Corporal (Cpl) Mick Hatto
Discusses Americans; Vietnamese currency; C-130 transport aircraft; New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS); camp conditions; tour of duty; weather; training; equipment; concert parties; No. 1 Australia
