The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 in the jungle covered hills and swamps in the Sungei Siput district. 'Rinty' and the other dogs are the eyes and ears of the patrols and many an ambush has been 'smelt' out by the dogs. Recently Pte Pickett and 'Rinty' competed in the Malayan war dog field trials against chosen teams from all units and added further lustre to 2RAR with a well-earned 2nd place. 'Rinty', a black and tan Alsatian, was purchased in Melbourne in June 1955 and trained at Casula, NSW as a war dog, and came to Malaya with the main body of the troops in October 1955. Pte Pickett said that 'Rinty' has done over 20 hard jungle patrols and is a firm favourite with the men. Pte Pickett also served in Korea with 2RAR from 1953-1954.
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
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
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.
Loaded up and ready for his patrol, 6/985 Private (Pte) Ian Lloyd, 24, of Ulverstone, Tas, 9 Platoon (9 Pl), C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), watches as helicopters from
Three unidentified men from C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) wave off their mates from 9 Platoon, as they lift off from the sports field (padang) at Sungei Siput in a We
