The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of Japanese wharf labourers prepare to load a 17-pounder anti-tank gun onto the US troopship Aiken Victory, at Kure docks. They are attaching cables to the gun, so that a crane can transfer it from the dock to the ship. An official Australian Army photographer, probably 31932 Private (Pte) Ian 'Robbie' Robertson, is standing on the dock (centre) watching the loading. The building in the background contains offices and stores of the Docks Operating Company. Along with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) troops and weapons, the vehicles are to be transported to Pusan and the war in Korea.
A group of Japanese labourers prepare to load military trucks onto the US troopship Aiken Victory, at Kure docks. They are being watched by a US officer and Japanese labourers on the ship, and Austra
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
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
Japanese wharf labourers work on loading a military truck onto the deck of the US troopship Aiken Victory, docked at Kure harbour. One labourer on the deck of the ship is using hand signals to direct
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
