The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 straps before slinging the load onto his back and heading back into the jungle. Pte Pullen and the unidentified men in the background are members of a ration party from B Coy sent to meet the truck and pick up supplies at the fringe of jungle near the road to Sungei Siput. The main body of B Coy is still on the trail of a group of Communist terrorists in the jungle. Within minutes of meeting the truck the men of the ration detail were breaking open the large cases and transferring the small ration boxes to their packs. Within 15 minutes, they were all packed and ready to go back to the main body of the company to continue their chase. Each small ration box contains 24 hours worth of rations for one man.
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
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 re
Lance Corporal (LCpl) Bob Watson, of Wynnum, Qld, B Company (B Coy), 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), tightens his pack after loading it with six days worth of rations. The men in
3/5569 Private Keith Kett, of Ivanhoe, Vic, B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), tightens a webbing strap holding two boxes of 24 hour rations together. The men in Pte Ketts
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
