The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 WAS THE SHORTENING OF THE BARREL AND A REDUCTION OF THE WEIGHT OF THE GUN 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. 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. 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 FIGHTI
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. 1945-10-04. LIEUTENANT COLONEL R. ANDREWS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICE, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-29. "C" OFFICER'S MESS, HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL IS:- VX108027 MAJOR C.A. GORDON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ORDNANCE SERVICES, NEW GUINEA FORCE.
