The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
North Korea. October 1950. An unidentified Vickers machine gunner, from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), performs maintenance work on his gun, while covering the advance north after the taking of Pakchon. His position is on a hill of small pine trees, above a valley and river. The ammunition belts are empty and there are many spent cartridges on the ground. The machine gun is water cooled, with a pipe leading from a can of water to the gun. Note the soldier is wearing a balaclava under his slouch hat, and has one hand in the pocket of his coat, to try and ward off the biting cold of the Korean winter.
North Korea. October 1950. An unidentified Vickers machine gunner, from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), effectively provides cover during the advance north after the taking of
South Korea. 1 January 1951. New Year's Day 1951, the 8th Republic of Korea (ROK) Division collapsed and the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), went up to Tokchon to cover their with
A corporal with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sits in a shallow dugout scanning the valley below. He has his Vickers water cooled machine gun loaded with .303 cartridges re
In a camouflaged foxhole in Korea, two unidentified machine gunners from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) prepare to fire their Vickers medium machine gun. The soldiers, wearin
Two unidentified members of a militia Light horse unit firing a Vickers .303 machine gun. which is mounted on a tripod. The gun is water cooled around the barrel, which allows for prolonged firing, b
Haramura Japan, c November 1949. Unidentified soldiers engaged in field firing battle exercises, on the range at Haramura, Japan. They are Vickers gunners of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regime
