The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. c. 1951. Private Bert Bewley of Enfield, NSW, a member of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), surveys some shot holes in his windproof jacket after having silenced a Chinese machine gun post with his Bren gun. It was giving trouble to A Company, 3RAR, before Private Bewley, walked up to the post and emptied a Bren magazine into it, killing five of the enemy. He was not wounded, but one enemy bullet went through his trousers and his jacket was punctured by two machine gun bursts.
Private Bert Bewley of Enfield, NSW, a member of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). After a Chinese machine gun post had been giving trouble to A Company, 3RAR, Private Bewley, walke
Hill 614 area, Korea, 1951-02. Leaning against the rear wall of his dugout, a member of the Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), looks out towards enemy pos
Hill 614 area, Korea, 1951-02. Kneeling behind the wall of their dugout, two unidentified members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), aim their weapons towards enemy positions.
Browning M1921A1 water cooled heavy machine gun. This weapon is very rusted and is without a lock. The water jacket has been punctured in several places and parts of the recoiling mechanism are missin
Korea. 2 January 1953. Private Len Payne of A Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), watching for enemy gun flashes or bursts from a vantage point in his Company position. I
CPL JOHN ALEXANDER FRENCH V.C. (QX1071). ON THE AFTERNOON OF 4 SEPTEMBER 1942, "B" COMPANY OF AN 2/9 INFANTRY BATTALION ATTACKED A JAPANESE POSITION EAST OF THE CREEK AT K.B. MISSION, THE COMPANY CROS
