The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian postal services have been up against a tough proposition keeping the mail up to the troops in their forward move to the Manchurian border. The job has been done, despite difficulties, and scattered units have finally been caught up with. Keen members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gather around for a meal and mail break, as the letters are tipped out of the mail bags onto the grass.
North Korea. c. October 1950. Australian postal services have been up against a tough proposition keeping the mail up to the troops in their forward move to the Manchurian border. The job has been don
THE ARMY POSTAL SERVICE PLAYS A GREAT PART IN KEEPING THE MORALE OF THE TROOPS TO A HIGH STANDARD. LETTERS FROM HOME ARE EAGERLY LOOKED FORWARD TO , AND THE DELIVERY OF MAIL IS ENTRUSTED TO PERSONNEL
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), cautiously cross railway lines in a bombed village, keeping a sharp look out for North Korean snipers. They are searching for li
Scrambling up a steep cliff like this is no easy job even in broad daylight, but in pitch darkness it is a really tough proposition. However it is all in a day's work to these soldiers of the 1st Batt
Cooks from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), are working in an outdoor mess at a rest area. Tables, fires, 44 gallon drums, water and stoves have been set up for cooking meals
Unidentified members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gather around as a meal is served up at a hillside camp in Korea. Some soldiers have begun eating their meals from the
