The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WONGABEL AREA, QLD. 1944-05-17. WX3174 LIEUTENANT (LT) R.A. BERTRAM, LEFT (1) OF THE 2ND BEACH SIGNALS SECTION, 1ST BEACH LANDING GROUP, LECTURING TROOPS ON THE HANDLING OF A NO. 46 WIRELESS SET. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT, STANDING:- LT BERTRAM (1); VX105862 LANCE CORPORAL G.V. HOWE (2); NX96100 SIGNALMAN A.J. GIRDWOOD (3); TX14619 SIGNALMAN A.J. PAYNE (4); NX166761 SIGNALMAN A.V. GESTIER (5); VX113932 SIGNALMAN A.W. MATTHEWS (6); SX18050 SIGNALMAN C.F. HECTOR (7); NX44036 LANCE CORPORAL E.R. LAPEYRE (8). FRONT ROW, CROUCHING: VX60747 SIGNALMAN F.R.S. PATON (9); NX80029 SIGNALMAN W. MURRAY (10); NX48149 SERGEANT A.J. BYATT (11).
MOROTAI, 1945-06-02. LANCE-CORPORAL G. V. HOWE, 2 BEACH SIGNALS, ATTACHED 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION (2), TESTING SHIP TO SHIP WIRELESS LINK DURING PREPARATIONS FOR A FULL SCALE REHEARSAL FOR THE OBOE
BALCOMBE, VIC. 1944-09-06. PERSONNEL OF THE FIELD CARRIER EQUIPMENT COURSE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SIGNALMAN A.D.M. PETTERSSEN (1); SIGNALMAN
WONGABEL AREA, QLD. 1944-05-27. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE 2/166TH GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SX10175 DRIVER L.G. POLLARD (1); SX8804 DRIVER F.R. L
YAKAMUL, NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-09. NX122980 CAPTAIN A.J. MARSHALL, THE ONE ARMED OFFICER IN CHARGE, "JOCK FORCE" AND THE 2/2ND INFANTRY BATTALION (1) LECTURING HIS MEN ON THE NEED FOR SECURITY WHILE ON
PERSONNEL OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BRIGADE SIGNALS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE, BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: VX83906 SIGNALMAN E.C. DAY (27); NX24620 SERGEANT J.T. SUPPEL (28); QX1046 SERGEANT R. HEATON (29); N
PORT HEDLAND AREA, WA. 1943-10-01. "A" COMPANY HEADQUARTERS AND ADMINISTRATION PLATOON GROUP, OF THE 19TH AUSTRALIAN GARRISON BATTALION. LEFT TO RIGHT:- FRONT ROW. WX19742 CORPORAL T.O. GIBLETT; W3078
