The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Korea. 3 December 1954. Even though there is a cease fire in Korea, Australian troops are continually on exercises to keep themselves ready for any emergencies. Here Private Ron Ridley of Gaffneys Creek, Vic, is loaded up with Bren gun and equipment during an exercise with D Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR).
Korea. 26 October 1954. While most troops of the 1st Commonwealth Division are preparing to leave Korea, those who remain must keep battle fit. Here a Centurion tank of the Royal Tanks named Embassy l
Korea. 1 December 1954. About to fire a mortar bomb is Private (Pte) Ron Hanson, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), of Alvie, Vic, who is taking part in a mortar and machine gun firi
Informal portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Kevin Hagan, Platoon Sergeant, A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Swanbourne, WA. Sgt Hagan was an instructor with 6 Recruit Trainin
American tanks of the US Army's 6th Tank Battalion, participate in training exercises with the Australian infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), near the truce line in
Korea. 3 December 1954. Manning an 88 wireless set is the workday task of Private C. H. (Blue) Eadie, seen here in the rain on a field exercise on the Kansas Line, of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Aust
Korea. 4 March 1954. Private (Pte) Ron Harris, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Boyanup, WA, a driver with the machine gunners in Korea, checks his distributor before setting ou
