The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of 1/243 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) William Austin (Bill) Chick (left, holding map), of Wentworth, NSW, briefing 2/9442 Private (Pte) Robert M (Bob) Cook, of Chatswood, NSW (right). Both men are members of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), and are preparing to commence their patrol into the dense Northern Malayan jungle against Communist terrorists. WO2 Chick is armed with a Remington 12 gauge riot shot gun, while Pte Cook is armed with a 7.62 mm L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR). WO2 Chick also served in Korea with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) between 1952 and 1953.
Armed with a 7.62mm L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR), 3/410826 Private (Pte) John F Cook (left), aged 21, of Heidelberg, Vic, B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), conducting a
Waiting his turn to move into the jungle is 1/3577 Private (Pte) Dan V Millington, of Townsville, Qld, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), during the beginning of an operational patro
Scrutinising the gas regulator on his 7.62 mm L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR),1/3933, Private B James F (Jim) Kenna, of Brisbane, Qld, a signaller with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR
Armed with a 7.62mm L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR), 2/12565 Private (Pte) Ronald A (Ron) Stuart (left), aged 20, of Trangie, NSW, B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), conduct
A menacing site is 1/4905 Private (Pte) Basil Cook, of Warwick, Qld, A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), aiming his Remington 12 gauge shot gun as he prepares to fire off h
The colour party of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), led by an unidentified major (holding sword). Identified, in the colour party, from left to right: 1/7042 Lieutenant (Lt) (
