The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 OF THE BARREL LENGTH AND A REDUCTION OF 3 1/2 POUNDS IN WEIGHT.
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. 1944-09-13. 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
HOSKINS, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-10-09. OFFICERS OF THE 36TH INFANTRY BATTALION WITH A CAPTURED JAPANESE TWIN BARREL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX166133 CAPTAIN L.W. MCGLYNN (1); QX34008
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-27. VX117519 PRIVATE J.H. BROWNING, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 14/32ND INFANTRY BATTALION CLEANING THE BARREL OF HIS VICKERS GUN.
