The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 DEMONSTRATION OF CAPTURED EQUIPMENT AT THE YMCA HUT, HQ 9 DIVISION. HE IS WATCHED BY PRIVATE R D EDWARDS, (1), AND PRIVATE WEGNER, (2), MEMBERS OF THE 9 DIVISION PROVOST COMPANY.
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. 1945-02-22. 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
Arisaka Type 99 Rifle, modified to fire a Type 89 grenade discharger. The rifle is bolt action, with an internal magazine and dust cover. It has been heavily modified, with the barrel shortened and a
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
After the students of the 3rd Division Jungle Training School successfully assaulted and captured Bivouac Knoll, they consolidated their positions in preparation for a counter-attack. Portrait of QX5
RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-02-08. PRIVATE K LOWE, 2/24 INFANTRY BATTALION, (1), WITH CAPTAIN R T ELDRIDGE, (3), ACTING AS A WITNESS, COMPLETES APPLICATION FORMS FOR LAND SETTLEMENT IN NSW. MR D S MULLE
