The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurse M. C. (Jenny) Parbs of Wellington East, SA, admires a Koma-Inu, the lion headed dog of Chinese mythology which stands guard outside the entrance to a Shinto shrine. She is a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), and is stationed at the British Commonwealth Hospital in Kure.
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Two Australian soldiers, on leave from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, approach a sacred Shinto shrine on the island of Miyajima in
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Private Trev Forrester of Adelaide, SA (left), and Corporal Norm McBride of Cairns, Qld (right), two Australian soldiers, on leave at the island of Miyajima in the
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurses M. C. (Jenny) Parbs of Wellington East, SA, and E. G. (Georgie) Hush of Windellama via Goulburn, NSW, admire one of the many Buddhist temples in Kure. Both are membe
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurses M. C. (Jenny) Parbs of Wellington East, SA, and E. G. (Georgie) Hush of Windellama via Goulburn, NSW, admire one of the many Buddhist temples in Kure. Both are membe
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Miyajima, the Rest Centre for British Commonwealth Troops from Japan and Korea, is a picturesque spot in the Japanese Inland Sea. Visiting soldiers on leave from t
Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurse Lorraine Read, a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), of Gnarwarre, Vic, examines the wares of one of the street sellers. She is stationed at th
