The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
1/122 Major (Maj) Keith John O'Neill (right), aged 35, of Toowoomba, Qld, Officer Commanding A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) standing with a group of prominent Jahi villagers (including the headman, standing next to Maj O'Neill) showing them an illustrated 1961 booklet diary. As well as hunting for Communist terrorists (CTs) the Australians in Northern Malaya are conducting hearts and minds operations to gain the confidence and trust of the local populations who often assist the security forces by passing on information about the movements and whereabouts of CTs. Maj O'Neill previously served in Korea with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), between 1953 and 1954 and later in South Vietnam with 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) between 1969 and 1970. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1971.
Informal portrait of 1/122 Major (Maj) Keith John O'Neill (left), of Toowoomba, Qld, A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) and 3/314 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) William John
1/4690 Private (Pte) Howard R Simon, aged 21, of Paddington, NSW, A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), standing next to a Jahi tribesman who is preparing to cast his fishing
Armed with a 7.62mm L4A4 Bren light machine gun (LMG), 2/9839 Private (Pte) James Albert Alcorn, aged 20, of Riverstone, NSW, A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), keeps a wa
Major General P M Hunt (left), General Officer Commanding Land Forces in Borneo, conducting an inspection tour of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). He is being escorted by 33802 Maj
The headman of a Borneo village (right), dressed in an Australian army shirt and bush hat, points out a jungle trail to 15979 Private (Pte) Eric L McCoombe (left), of Innisfail, Qld, 3rd Battalion, Th
3/6501 Private Graham Waters, aged 21, of Kyneton, Vic, A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), standing guard in a village in Northern Malaya. He is armed with a 7.62mm L1A1 s
