The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. 2 January 1953. Washing day for two members of the Machine Gun Platoon, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), who are melting snow in a kerosene tin, over a fire. They are, Private Keith McGregor of Echuca, Vic (left), who is piling more snow in the tin while Private Fred Baines of Collingwood, Vic, helps the snow to melt by stirring it with a stick. Note the pile of washing centre background.
Korea. c. 1951. Private V. T. Eden of Shepherds Bush, London (left), fills his dixie with snow while Private P. A. Dacey of Leichhardt, NSW, lights a kerosene heater made from a loose powder tin. Both
Korea. c. September 1952. Private Hugh (Gently) Bentley of Echuca, Vic, bales water out of his trench using a tin can.
Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. Private (Pte) Allan Lewis of Kalgoorlie, WA, gives a shower to Pte 'Pinky' Morse of Gippsland, Vic. An old kerosene tin serves the purpose well.
El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. 6932 Leading Aircraftman N. V. (Gidgie) McClymont a ground crew member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, doing some washing in a cut down kerosene tin sitting on t
Aitape, New Guinea. Portrait of Corporal (Cpl) Norm Knopp of Echuca, Vic, Cpl Les Dick of Ballarat, Vic, Private Sam Eaton of Clunes, Vic, who rescued a comrade who although badly wounded managed to s
Korea. January 1953. Sergeant Les Burrington of Arncliffe, NSW (left), the Assault Pioneers Sergeant, watches Private John Trantham of River Lake, WA, and Private Fred Drake of Warrnambool, Vic, diggi
