The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
R59621 Able Seaman Terence J Powell, steel helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, on alert as an upper deck sentry onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against enemy underwater sappers or other attacks. As a safety precaution, the magazine has been removed from the weapon, and will only be fitted in the event of a confirmed threat. His ship is escorting the troop transport HMAS Sydney carrying soldiers and cargo to Vietnam. This is a side trip for HMAS Duchess during its deployment to the Indonesian Confrontation.
R63871 Ordinary Seaman George A Lester, steel helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, on alert as an upper deck sentry onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert again
Ordinary Seaman Ricki Anderson, steel helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, on alert as an upper deck sentry onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against enem
R63301 Ordinary Seaman C R Oakes, steel helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, on alert as an upper deck sentry onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against en
Ordinary Seaman J A Giltrap, helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, stands sentry duty on the upper deck of the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against enemy underwate
R64018 Ordinary Seaman Russell Pantlin, helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, stands sentry duty on the upper deck of the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against ene
R59936 Writer Colin Richardson, steel helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, stands guard onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against enemy underwater sappers
