The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
At Sea, New Guinea. On HMAS Warramunga, Able Seaman Les Lawrence of Perth, WA, and Signalman Bruce Drake of Wagga, NSW, visual signallers on constant lookout for enemy planes and submarines using an Aldis lamp and binoculars to read the signals.
1944-03. Able Seaman Hopkins at the wheel and Sub- Lieutenant Abrams on lookout (with binoculars) on the bridge of HMAS Warramunga during a patrol. Note the sub-lieutenant's state of undress in regard
Yokohama, Japan. Men from HMAS Nepal on shore leave in Yokohama passing rubble and wreckage during their sightseeing tour. Left to right: Leading Stores Assistant Bruce Langtry of North Sydney, NSW; A
R63633 Able Seaman W H Ross at action stations onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart operating off the North Vietnamese coast. He is on watch on the flag deck using binoculars to observe e
Just inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) watch towers have been erected on hills overlooking the Communist held country to the north. Constant observation, using telescopes and binoculars, of enemy mo
Informal group portrait of member onboard HMAS Armidale. On 1 December 1942, Armidale was sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Timor in the Arafura Sea. Two boat loads of survivors managed to make their
Her Majesty the Queen inspects the guard of honour from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF before unveiling the Air Forces War Memorial in Malta. Holding a ceremonial sword is the guard commander, Pilot Officer Ja
