The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
RAVENSHOE AREA. QLD. 1945-02-22. 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION PERSONNEL RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM CORPORAL A J MATTHEWS, (8), DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF CAPTURED JAPANESE MORTARS AND FLAME THROWERS AT THE YMCA HUT, HQ 9 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LANCE- CORPORAL J WHITELEY, (1); LANCE- CORPORAL R WERNER, (2); CORPORAL T E GEE, (3); CORPORAL A RICHEY, (4); CPL K L FRY, (5); CPL B C SMITH, (6); PRIVATE W F MARRIOTT, (7); LANCE- CORPORAL RETALLICK, (9).
RAVENSHOE AREA. QLD. 1945-02-22. 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION PERSONNEL RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM SERGEANT ST HEAPS, FIELD SERVICE SECTION, (ENEMY EQUIPMENT), (5), DURING AN INSPECTION OF CAPTURED JAPANES
RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-02-08. 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS APPLYING FOR LAND THROUGH THE LAND SETTLEMENT ACT, NSW AT THE YMCA HUT, HQ 9 DIVISION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE T WELCH, (1);
RAVENSHOE AREA. QLD. 1945-02-26. PRIVATE H R DRODER, (1), WITH PRIVATE N D WARDROP, (2), EXAMINING A JAPANESE TYPE 92 LEWIS TYPE MACHINE GUN DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF CAPTURED EQUIPMENT AT THE YMCA HU
RAVENSHOE AREA. QLD. 1945-02-26. CORPORAL H A CRIPPS, (3), WHILE WEARING A CAPTURED JAPANESE BREAST PLATE, STEEL HELMET, AND WATER BOTTLE, FITS A GRENADE DISCHARGER TO A MEIJI .38 INCH RIFLE DURING A
RAVENSHOE AREA. QLD. 1945-02-26. CORPORAL SANDERSON, 34 FIELD SERVICE SECTION, (ENEMY EQUIPMENT), DEMONSTRATES A JAPANESE TYPE 98 50MM SPIGOTT MORTAR AMONG A COLLECTION OF CAPTURED EQUIPMENT AT THE YM
RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-03-20. CORPORAL T.J. WARD, 2/28TH INFANTRY BATTALION, OPERATES A PORTABLE M2-2 FLAME THROWER USING THIN FUEL DURING A DEMONSTRATION AT HEADQUARTERS 9 DIVISION.
