The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. May 1952. Members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), at work building their platoon headquarters dugout. Identified are: Lance Corporal L. U. J. Young of Glenreagh, NSW; Private R. Patterson of St Mary's, Tas, and Private R. Anderson of Paddington, Qld. Two other soldiers are assisting at the sandbagging of the roof in the rear. The quarters were left by the Canadians.
Korea. 28 May 1952. Informal portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hutchison of Manly, NSW sitting at his desk in a dugout. Colonel Hutchison is Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Austral
Sandbagging their new hutchi which they are making sure will be water proofed for the coming wet season are Private Kevin Jones of Belmore, NSW, who passes the sandbag from the bottom of the dugout to
Inspecting a captured Viet Cong French Mat-49 machine gun are Corporal I. R. (Stumpy) Collison of St Mary's, NSW (left), and Private L. A. Parke of Marjinup, WA. Both are members of the 1st Battalion,
Catching up with the news after being out of circulation so long. These men are now safe aboard the British manned hospital ship Tjitjalengka in Yokohama. Seated are: Lance Corporal Bob Whitington of
Four young Vietnamese women who are staff members of the Rest and Convalescent (R&C Centre) in Vung Tau pose for a photograph on the roof terrace of the building.
Korea. 28 May 1952. Cigarettes were the stakes for this game of cards by candlelight as these members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), relaxed in their dugout after a hard d
