The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japan. 1949. Two unidentified members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), are rigging a shelter using tree branches, rope and a tarpaulin (tarp). They have tied a long branch between two trees and thrown the tarp over it to make a tent, and are using sharpened branches in the place of tent pegs. Note that the soldier at left has his rifle by his side.
Ramu Valley, New Guinea. This is a surgical post, denoted by the red cross pennant tied between two poles of the shelter. The post is well forward in the Orgoruna area, where troops this week are adva
Probably Dunk Island, Qld. A serviceman washes outside his tent, a simply constructed shelter of canvas slung over hewn tree branches. (Donor M. Williams)
This illustration depicts a tent amongst tall trees. To the right of the tent is a rope tied between two trees, functioning as a clothes line. One sock has been pegged on to the line. Max (Thomas Maxw
LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-06-19. SAPPER O C MCMASTER, 5 BOMB DISPOSAL PLATOON, DEMONSTRATING THE ACTION OF A JAPANESE BOOBY TRAP. THE 15KG AERIAL BOMB IS ARMED MANUALLY AND ITS TAIL IS TIED TO A TREE. FOUR
A Montagnard soldier is building a camp for the night, using straw, wood, and a tarp to construct a shelter. They are from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Mobile Strike Force led by the Australian Army Trainin
A Montagnard soldier is building a camp for the night, using straw, wood, and a tarp to construct a shelter. They are from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Mobile Strike Force led by the Australian Army Trainin
