The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. December 1953. Men of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), inside their Marquee Universal General Service (MUGS) tent. Over the last few weeks the men have been erecting floors and walls for these tents to help insulate them against the harsh Korean winter. Pictured, left to right: Private (Pte) G. P. (Blue) Mitchell of Mackinlay, Qld, wearing a string singlet and his long johns putting on special woollen socks; Pte Eric Crowl of Balwyn, Vic, lying in his sleeping bag, and Pte Andy Arnold of Southport, Qld.
Private (Pte) A R McDonald of Paddington, NSW, wears the new British winter combat clothes, while laid out in front of him is a set of the many items he uses to keep the Arctic chill out. In front, le
Korea. c. 1951. Private (Pte)3/400317 Archibald Roy McDonald of Moonee Ponds, VIC, wears the new British winter combat clothes, while laid out in front of him is a set of the many items he uses to k
Informal group portrait of 2/5615 Corporal (Cpl) Jim Patrick Koeford, of Gunnedah, NSW (left), 3/5583 Private (Pte) Phil Hennings, of Fitzroy, Vic (second from left), 1/2349 Pte Stan Mercer, of Virgin
Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Andy Arnold of Southport, Qld, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smoking a cigarette as he waits in a trench for the word to move
An armload of new woollen socks is carried into the Quartermaster's Store by 12471 Private (Pte) Ronald 'Blue' Buckland, of Wallangarra, Qld, now serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian R
Four members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), waiting in a trench for the word to move out on a night patrol. Note that they are all wearing head gear, armoured vests and ha
