The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MORETON ISLAND, QLD. 1943-11-13. TEMPORARY MESS HUT OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION AT NORTH POINT. SHOWN ARE: NX129745 PRIVATE W. E. CRICH (1); NX138079 LANCE CORPORAL L. W. GARBUTT (2); QX3433 PRIVATE J. F. GRAHAM (3); NX121165 PRIVATE J. B. CURRIE (4); NX14995 WARRANT OFFICER II. J. E. DIXON (5); VX1304 STAFF SERGEANT J. D. CAMERON (6); NX14060 PRIVATE S. A. READ (7); NX41879 PRIVATE J. B. SCANLAN (8); VX31215 PRIVATE H. C. WILLIAMS (9); NX121161 PRIVATE S. J. MOORE (10); NX134524 PRIVATE A. PENNEY (11); QX13167 PRIVATE C. MCDOUGALL (12); VX27660 PRIVATE F. EARL (13); NX138070 PRIVATE E. W. NIDDRIE (14).
MORETON ISLAND, QLD. 1943-11-13. A GUN CREW OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION AT PRACTICE WITH THEIR 18-POUNDER GUN AT NORTH POINT. SHOWN ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: WX5883 PRIVATE H. E. WI
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-01. REGISTRY PERSONNEL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE STORES, GROUPED OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICE IN THE CAMP STAFF AREA, HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL A
MORETON ISLAND, QLD. 1943-11-13. CREW OPERATING AN 18-POUNDER COAST DEFENCE GUN OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION. LEFT TO RIGHT: QX3433 PRIVATE J. F. GRAHAM (1); NX68734 PRIVATE J.
HELDSBACH MISSION, FINSCHHAFEN , NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-27. MEMBERS OF THE 2/3RD CASUALTY CLEARING STATION ON PARADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: VX81243 CORPORAL H. F. WOOD (1); VX53808 PRIVATE (PTE) S. A
MORETON ISLAND, QLD. 1943-11-13. TROOPS OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION, QUARRYING STONE FOR ROAD MAKING ON THE ISLAND OF THE 2/2ND AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION, QUARRY
CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-07. CONTINGENT OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AWAITING ORDERS TO EMBARK FOR OVERSEAS. TROOPS OF 2/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION CAN BE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND. THEY ARE:- WX9704 CORPORAL (CPL) R.
