The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japanese wharf labourers work on loading a 17-pounder anti-tank gun onto the deck of the US troopship Aiken Victory, docked at Kure harbour. A crane is swinging the gun from the wharf over to the ship. A Bren gun carrier stands ready to be hoisted aboard the ship. Other military vehicles are lined up at rear, awaiting their turn to be loaded aboard. An ambulance can be seen near the end of the wharf. Along with the 3RAR troops, the weapons and vehicles are to be transported to Pusan and the war in Korea. The building in the background contains the offices and stores of the Docks Operating Company, and also the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Stationery Stores.
Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. At Kure docks, a crane lifts a 17-pounder anti-tank gun belonging to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), aboard the United States Navy troopship Aiken Vic
At Kure docks, military vehicles and armaments including trucks and 17-pounder anti-tank guns, are lined up awaiting their turn to be loaded aboard the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory. At
Japanese wharf labourers work on loading a 17-pounder anti-tank gun onto the deck of the US troopship Aiken Victory, docked at Kure harbour. A crane is swinging the gun from the wharf over to the shi
Japanese wharf labourers work on loading a 17-pounder anti-tank gun onto the deck of the US troopship Aiken Victory, docked at Kure harbour. A crane is swinging the gun from the wharf over to the shi
Two 17-pounder anti-tank guns belonging to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) have been loaded on to the deck of the US troopship Aiken Victory at the Kure docks. An unidentifie
At Kure docks, military vehicles including trucks, jeeps and trailers, are lined up awaiting their turn to be loaded aboard the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory. The building in the backgro
