The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kuching. c. 1966. The officer and senior non commissioned officer (SNCO) accommodation building at the 2 Squadron Special Air Service (2SAS) base in Kuching. The top floor holds the accommodation and messing areas for the offciers and SNCOs, while the other ranks have the use of the bar located on the ground floor. (Donor D. Savage)
External view of the building, known as the Villa Ngoc, which was used by RAAF airmen and Non Commissioned Officers, for their accommodation and messing. A similar building known as the Villa Anna loc
Kalimantan. c. 1966. A thatched building covers a dug-in Indonesian Army platoon position. The large hut was part of a village about six to eight kilometres south of the Sarawak border. A patrol from
Kalimantan. c. 1966. Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) David Savage of 2 Squadron Special Air Service (2SAS) sitting on a bunk with a Gurkha soldier at the patrol's overnight position. 2SAS conducted a patro
Kalimantan. c. 1966. Taking a break in an ankle deep creek provides a patrol from 2 Squadron Special Air Service (2SAS) and members of a Gurkha Company the chance to refill water bottles on the route
Kalimantan. c. 1966. The villagers line up on the bamboo platform outside a large thatched hut. They appear to be mostly men and boys. The large hut was part of a village about six to eight kilometres
Kalimantan. c. 1966. Soldiers check the bamboo platform in front of the thatched village houses while the villagers proceed with their daily work. The village was about six or eight kilometres south o
