The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
North Korea. c. 1950. Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), set up to support their Unit as it crosses the Taedong River to form a bridgehead. Note that they are in a trench. Two soldiers are known to be: Private (Pte) S Reddy of Deacon, Qld, and Pte C M Glen of Camberwell, Vic.
In the hands of the middle soldier is an Ordnance SBML two-inch mortar, aka 'two-inch mortar' with the muzzle cover removed. This light, small but very effective indirect fire weapon used by Australian and British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War and the Korean War fired a range of ammunition types including high explosive and smoke to a distance between 200 metres to 850 metres
North Korea. c. 1950. Three soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), watch their snowy front from behind a trench. Two soldiers are known to be: Private S. Reddy of Deacon,
SYDNEY, NSW. 1890. LONG COURSE MEMBERS AT THE NSW SCHOOL OF GUNNERY, MIDDLE HEAD, WITH 68 POUNDER SMOOTH BORE MUZZLE LOADING (SBML) GUNS AND THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO MOVE THEM. A 10 INCH, 25 TON RIFL
SYDNEY, NSW. 1890. MEMBERS OF THE LONG COURSE AT THE NSW SCHOOL OF GUNNERY, MIDDLE HEAD, MOVING 68 POUNDER CALIBRE SMOOTH BORE MUZZLE LOADING (SBML) GUNS. A 10 INCH, 25 TON, RIFLED MUZZLE LOADING (RML
Tan coloured leather 'tropic treated' Mark III muzzle cover for a 3 inch mortar with a stitched leather handle on the top, and the original manufacturer's paper tag. Leather on top is impressed with '
SYDNEY, NSW. 1891. LONG COURSE MEMBERS AT THE NSW SCHOOL OF GUNNERY, MIDDLE HEAD, MOVING ORDNANCE. THE GUN BEING MOVED APPEARS TO BE A 68 POUNDER SMOOTH BORE MUZZLE LOADER (SBML). (DONOR ROYAL AUSTRAL
SYDNEY, NSW. 1892. STUDENTS ON THE LONG COURSE AT THE NSW SCHOOL OF GUNNERY, MIDDLE HEAD, PREPARING TO MOUNT A 68 POUND SMOOTH BORE MUZZLE LOADING (SBML) GUN ON ITS CARRIAGE. (DONOR ROYAL AUSTRALIAN A
