The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two unidentified men of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) cleaning their weapons outside their A-framed tent. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing training exercises on an uninhabited island in the Inland Sea. After unloading their stores they climbed to the top of a scrubby ridge established their temporary home and prepared their equipment for the next day's exercises. Note that the two-man tent is constructed from a ground sheet supported by locally recovered pine poles. Towells are hanging from the ridge pole and the two have stripped down to shorts in the late afternoon heat. The soldier on the left is cleaning his .303 rifle and the man at right is holding a 9mm Owen machine carbine (OMC)
Unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (rear) standing around talking after erecting their A-framed tents. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing t
Two unidentified men of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (rear) standing outside their their A-framed tents. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing training exercis
Two unidentified officers of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (rear) sitting on the ground resting after erecting their A-framed tents. Their battalion was taking part in amphibiou
Two unidentified men of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (rear) standing outside their their A-framed tents. The serviceman with the bare head is probably Sergeant (Sgt) M Morris. Th
Unidentified men of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) cleaning their weapons and organizing their kit outside their tents. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing tra
Two unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) stripping down and cleaning a .303 Bren light machine gun. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing trainin
