The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. 1 January 1953. Informal portrait of Private Henry Wills of Harrow, Vic, as he leaves his dugout to take over a tour of sentry duty in a front line position at B Company, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). Note the heavy fall of snow on the sandbagged dugout.
Korea. 1 January 1953. Informal portrait of Private Frank Smith of Taree, NSW, coming out of a deep snow covered dugout to commence a tour of sentry duty in the front line. He is a member of B Company
Korea. 1 January 1953. Two Australian soldiers take a turn of duty watching the Chinese position in the front line. The soldier with the .30 machine gun is 3/3238 Private Ronald James (Ronnie) Tippet,
Korea. 1 January 1953. Private Henry Horneman of Tamworth, NSW, a member of C Company, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), keeps an eye on the front line from a snow covered posit
Korea. January 1953. The Company cookhouse in the snow after the line had stabilised. Note the sandbagged walls of the cookhouse.
Korea. 1 January 1953. Christmas cake from home was shared by these three members of B Company, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), during a break for tea. Pictured, left to right
Korea. c. January 1953. Members of the Signal Platoon, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), at work removing a night fall of snow from around their dugout before it freezes solid.
