The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ALEXISHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-27. NX161162 LIEUTENANT J.A. SHIMELD, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 30TH INFANTRY BATTALION (1), EXAMINES A CAPTURED VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE GUN, AT A FORMER JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POST COVERING THE ROAD LEADING TO SEK ISLAND. FIRE POWER WAS DIRECTED FROM THIS POINT TOWARDS ALEXISHAFEN ON THE NIGHT OF 26/27TH APRIL. THE WEAPONS, WHICH ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, ARE PROBABLY RELICS OF THE MALAYAN CAMPAIGN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL J. WISEMAN (2); STAFF SERGEANT LANGFORD (3).
TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-01. MEN OF 2 PLATOON, HQ COMPANY, 2/23 INFANTRY BATTALION FIRING A VICKERS MACHINE-GUN ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY OF GLENELG HIGHWAY AGAINST A JAPANESE WOOD PECKER (MACHINE-GUN) COVE
Probably LEIGHTERTON, ENGLAND. C. 1918. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (PROBABLY NO. 8 TRAINING SQUADRON) TRAINING WITH MACHINE GUNS. THE GUNS ARE A LEWIS MK 1 LIGHT MACHINE GUN MOUNTED ON A V
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-14. A VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN PROVIDING COVERING FIRE AS A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH B COMPANY IN SUPPORT, PREPARES FOR THEIR FINAL DASH FOR THE TOP OF "
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-14. A VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN PROVIDING COVERING FIRE AS A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH B COMPANY IN SUPPORT, PREPARES FOR THEIR FINAL DASH FOR THE TOP OF "
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-14. A VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN PROVIDING COVERING FIRE AS A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH B COMPANY IN SUPPORT, PREPARES FOR THEIR FINAL DASH FOR THE TOP OF "
TARAKAN, BORNEO. 1945-05-04. 2/2 MACHINE-GUN BATTALION TROOPS MANNING A VICKERS MEDIUM MACHINE-GUN ON PINEAPPLE FEATURE ABOVE COLLINS HIGHWAY. THE CREW ARE WATCHING STURT FEATURE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL
