The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MAREEBA AREA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-09-30. QX1600 SERGEANT W. BEECH (3), ASSISTING OTHER JUMPMASTERS OF THE 1ST PARACHUTE BATTALION TO CHECK THE CORRECT FITTING OF EQUIPMENT DURING JUMPING PREPARATIONS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX87306 CORPORAL E.A. HETHERINGTON (1); NX101557 LIEUTENANT G.C. MARTIN (2); QX1600 SERGEANT W. BEECH (3).
MAREEBA AREA, QLD. 1944-09-30. JUMPMASTERS OF THE 1ST PARACHUTE BATTALION ASSIST EACH OTHER TO ATTACH THEIR EQUIPMENT DURING PREPARATIONS FOR JUMPING OPERATIONS FROM 700 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT USED WAS A
MAREEBA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND. 1944-09-14. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE Q BRANCH, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QF267926 PRIVATE M.B. LYONS (1); WX5484 CORPORAL T.M. SHIELDS (2);
KAIRI, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND. 1945-01-09. MEMBERS OF C FIELD SECURITY SECTION, INTELLIGENCE CORPS, ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS 7 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE SERGEANT G.C. HAWKES, (1)
MAREEBA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND. 1944-09-14. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE A BRANCH, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX152048 PRIVATE N.E. BLANDFORD (1); NX121152 CORPORAL R.A. CRUTCHE
MAREEBA AREA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1944-09-30. QX1600 SERGEANT W. BEECH, 1ST PARACHUTE BATTALION JUMPMASTER, IN A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT LOANED TO THE UNIT BY NO. 36 SQUADRON, RAAF.
MAREEBA, ATHERTON TABLELAND, QUEENSLAND. 1944-09-14. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, (LEFT), AND THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY BUILDING (RIGHT) AT HEADQUARTERS FIR
