The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. 4 March 1954. Private (Pte) George Thatcher of Support Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), shown here with his jeep is a driver for the machine gun platoon. Pte Thatcher, 23, of Tumut, NSW, joined the Army in 1951 and came to Korea with the Battalion last year.
HOBJ4870 Original BCFK Public Relations caption: Pte George Thatcher of Support Coy 2 Bn The Royal Australian Regiment, shown here with his jeep is driver for the machine gun platoon. He was born at Tumut 23 years ago and his parents are now living at Dalkeith Gundagai. After he left Tumut School he got a job as a "Strapper" at the well known F. W. Hughes, Cooma Stud, which included among its sires such horses as Skipton, Nizami and Titan. He used to look after the yearlings but he had no great interest in horses. To him it was just a job. His brother Bill Thatcher , on the other hand, is an apprentice jockey who rode around the Riverina and has just gone to a stable at Rosehill, Sydney. "I never wanted to be a jockey. In any case I was too heavy" he said "But my brother Bill, is different. He'll make a name for himself one day." He joined the Army in 1951 and came to Korea with the Bn last year. He still has a year to serve and when he ends his time he's going to have a holiday in Gundagai and try to join the Air Force. "It would be a change" he explained "and in any case I've done all the hill climbing I want to do here in Korea. If there should be another war- and I'll be in it, I would rather fly over the mountains. Its much easier."
Korea. December 1953. Private (Pte) Ray Wolfe, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smokes a cigarette as he carries corrugated iron up the hill for reinforcing the bunkers
Korea. 4 March 1954. Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Colin Harris, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Corryong, Vic, as he enjoys a cigarette during a break from clearing the g
Korea. 4 March 1954. Sergeant (Sgt) Noel Ellem, Intelligence Sergeant of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Grafton, NSW, smokes his pipe as he copies a map with a dye line frame.
Korea. 14 March 1954. Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Darmenia (Abdul) Christian, 'A' Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Pte Christian joined the Army last April and in N
Resposible for vehicle maintenance at the British Commonwealth Provost Company's Tokyo Detachment, in addition to his normal Military Police (MP) duties, is 210349 Corporal (Cpl) Gerald (Gerry) Robert
Relaxing after a strenuous truce line patrol in Korea is 24996 Private George Grahme (Graham) Chevalley, of Grafton, NSW. Pte Chevalley came to Korea with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regim
