The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
VX104461 Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Allan Charles Knight (right)) and VX147137 Pte Francis Cyril Barr (holding a rifle), both 24 Infantry Battalion troops, on a mine clearing operation. Pte Knight operates an electric mine detector trying to locate Japanese mines and booby traps placed in position along the Buin Road below the Hongorai River. In December 1945 Sergeant Knight was awarded the George Medal for "personal bravery clearing mines and booby traps".
1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details. Associated with the service of Sergeant VX104461 .Jack Allen Charles Knight. Knight was born on 20 April 1921 in Camberwell, Victoria. Af
George Medal. Impressed around the edge with recipient's details. Associated with the service of VX104461 Sergeant Jack Allen Charles Knight. Knight was born on 20 April 1921 in Camberwell, Victoria
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details. Associated with the service of Sergeant VX104461 .Jack Allen Charles Knight. Knight was born on 20 April 1921 in Camberwell, Victoria. Af
Private John Vincent of Noble Park, Vic, uses a mine detector to clear the dense jungle floor of booby traps and mines. He was taking part in a clearing operation by 1st Battalion, The Royal Australia
George Medal. Impressed around the edge with recipient's details. Associated with the service of VX104461 Sergeant Jack Allen Charles Knight. Knight was born on 20 April 1921 in Camberwell, Victoria
An unidentified member of the Assault Pioneers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), with a mine detector, leads a patrol through steep hills in Korea. Other members of the team
An unidentified member of the Assault Pioneers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), with a mine detector, leads a patrol through the hills of Korea. Other members of the team fo
South Vietnam. June 1971. Sergeant Harry Bird of Penrith, NSW, shows how a tilt switch could be fitted into a Viet Cong (VC) mine. On the board beside him are various types of VC mines and booby traps
1736686 Sapper (Spr) Stephen Henry Armbrust (left) of Cairns, Qld, using headphones and a metal detector to locate mines, while 62025 Spr Darryel Binns (right) of Pyngana, Tas, is carefully using his
