The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. December 1953. Private Andy Arnold, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), lays stretched out and enjoying a hot drink during a well earned break from digging the new defence positions. He has been in the Army since February 1951, and has already served five months in Korea. The positions are being constructed with much urgency as it is vital to have the line prepared before winter freezes the ground and makes digging impossible.
Korea. December 1953. Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Pete Davis, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Mt Gambier, SA, as he enjoys a cuppa. 3RAR are in the process o
Original BCOF Public Relations caption: " Excused from pick and shovel work because of an injured hand Pte Colin Blacker of Support Company the 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment makes a brew
Unidentified 77 Squadron RAAF ground crew enjoying hot drinks and cigarette during a break between servicing the units P51 fighter aircraft. All are wearing warm winter clothing and the flimsy hut th
Korea. 7 December 1953. All the troops tent accommodation in Korea is being prepared for the winter season by building wooden floors and half walls to protect the inhabitants from the frozen ground an
Chipyong-ni area, Korea, 1951-03. A member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), takes a bath in a 44-gallon petrol drum that has been cut open to turn it into a makeshift bathtu
Unidentified members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), sit around a small outdoor stove and warm themselves as they have a meal and a hot drink. They are wearing winter uni
