The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION CHECKING THE TARGET AFTER TESTING THE STANDARD BREN AND THE NEW GUN WHICH HAS BEEN LIGHTENED AND MODIFIED FOR JUNGLE FIGHTING.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION TESTING THE NEW LIGHTENED BREN GUN ON THE UNIT RIFLE RANGE. THE GUN HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND LIGHTENED BY SOME 3 1/2 POUND
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. THE NEW LIGHTENED AND MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG OTHER MODIFICATIONS THE BARREL HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND THE WEIGHT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY SOME 3 1/2 POUNDS.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. SX1449 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL L.D. MEILL, COMMANDING OFFICER, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION, TESTING THE MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG THE MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE GUN WAS A REDUCTION O
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. VX85013 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL N.R. FORREST, ASSISTANT GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE (E) HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE TESTING THE MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG THE MODIFICATIONS MADE W
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-15. NX103739 LIEUTENANT C B LOWE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE SHOWING A LARGE TREE FELLED BY THE FIRE FROM A BREN GUN. THIS
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. WX8229 LIEUTENANT J.A. PRESCOTT (1). 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, CHECKING A SUBMARINE AND JUNGLE CABLE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MARKHAM RIVER AT CUTOVER POINT.
