The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Guinea. 8 May 1945. An Australian Vickers gun crew in an Australian position at Karawop beach. Private (Pte) G. J. Elks of Dorrego, NSW, is on the left, while Pte N. W. Calwell of Charters Towers, Qld, mans the gun.
Wewak, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. A Vickers machine gun crew in a camouflaged position on the edge of Sandy Beach perimeter. Left to right: Private (Pte) A. C. Partridge of Walcha, NSW; Pte W. Clifford
New Guinea. 8 May 1945. Members of an Australian patrol in the Cape Karawop area proudly display a Japanese flag which they captured from the enemy. Left to right: Private (Pte) Brodzick of North Sydn
Vietnam. 1966-06-18. Private Brian Burke of Charters Towers, Qld, mans an M60 machine gun to defend the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), against surprise attack by the Viet Cong as
New Guinea. A machine gun crew relaxes on Karkar Island after having taken up a well concealed position in the jungle. Left to right: Private (Pte) W. P. Christopher of Mansfield, Vic; Pte R. G. Morle
Wewak, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. Private W. Clifford of Berisfield, via Newcastle, NSW, a member of a Vickers machine gun crew on Sandy Beach perimeter checks his Owen gun.
KAIAPIT, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-23. SX13290 PRIVATE (PTE) M. D. AUSTIN (LEFT) AND SX13334 PTE W. G. SHATTOCK, BOTH OF THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, CLEANING A VICKERS GUN PRIOR TO SETTING IT
