The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 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. Towells are hanging in the background and several men have stripped down to shorts and singlets. One man in the centre rear has his injured arm in a sling and several of the others are cleaning their weapons. The man in the foreground has a .303 rifle on his lap and immediately behind him a .303 Bren light machine gun is being reassembled on a canvas mat.
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 exercise
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
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 members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) levelling the ground surrounding their two-man tents. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing training exer
