The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
These unidentified soldiers of B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), have just met a ration truck at a rendezvous point near the road to Sungei Siput. They are now returning, heavily laden with supplies and small ration boxes to meet up with the main body of B Coy who are involved in the pursuit of Communist terrorists through the jungle of Perak. The men are moving along a railway line before branching off into the jungle on their way back to their operational 'beat'. The man in the foreground is armed with an Owen gun and a number of small, 24 hour ration boxes are visible on his back pack.
Private (Pte) Bob Tyrrell, of Fairfield, NSW, B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), secures two 24 hour ration boxes prior to packing them into his backpack. Pte Tyre
Six days rations for one man in that load, as Private (Pte) 'Snowy' Pullen, of Wollongong, NSW (kneeling), B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), tightens up a few str
Rifles and owen guns at the ready and loaded down like pack horses, these unidentified men of B Company, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), move down a steep trail through tall lalla
A hive of activity as unidentified men of B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), unload ration cases and other provisions from a truck sent to re supply them on the fr
A hive of industry as unidentified men of B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), unload cases of 24 hour ration packs from the back of a truck, following a radio signa
5/7504 Major G l Bales, of Perth WA (right), Officer in Charge, B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), talks through the handset of an A510 radio set as his signaller,
