The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
War dogs of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), are being used against the Communist terrorists in the notorious Sungei Siput district, and are firm favourites with the soldiers. The dogs who are a mixture of tracker and patrol dogs, share the hardships of the jungle with the men and have taken part in many patrols. Here, tracker dog Jewell a black and tan Alsation, controlled by his handler, 2/8822 Private Colin Cross, of Alexandria, NSW, 2RAR, leads a patrol through rubber trees. Jewell a recent arrival from Britain is one of eight Alsatians and Labradors who make up the War Dog Section and who are on strength with 2RAR. The two unidentified men in the background are armed with Owen machine carbines.
Dog handler, 2/8822 Private (Pte) Colin Cross, of Alexandria, NSW, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), leads his tracking dog 'Jewell', as he sniffs his way ahead of the patrol throug
Dog handler 2/5733 Private (Pte) Keith McDonald, of South Yarra, Vic, and his dog Prince, a three year old black and tan Alsatian, get together after a patrol. Prince is a member of the War Dog Sectio
Affection between man and his dog is clearly shown here, as dog handler 2/5733 Private (Pte) Keith McDonald, of South Yarra, Vic, and his dog Prince, a three year old black and tan Alsatian, get toget
Two unidentified men from 10 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), protectively patrol their temporary camp, set up next to a landing zone (LZ) hacked out of the jun
2/5665 Private (Pte) John Pickett, of Ingleburn, NSW, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), with ‘Rinty', a war dog with 2RAR. 'Rinty' and Pte Pickett are one of eight teams operating i
Heavily laden members of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), boarding a Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 helicopter from 155 Squadron RAF, which has landed on the field
