The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PUCKAPUNYAL, AUSTRALIA. 1942-06-20 TO 1942-06-21. JUMPING THROUGH A BLAZING HOOP IS NOT CONFINED TO TRAINED CIRCUS LIONS. AT HIGH SPEED, DESPATCH RIDERS OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED DIVISIONAL SIGNALS RIDE UP A RAMP AND JUMP THEIR MACHINES THROUGH A HOOP OF FIRE, AT A REVIEW OF THE DIVISION BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ALLIED LAND FORCES. THE MOTORCYCLE IS A ROYAL ENFIELD WD/C SIDE-VALVE 350CC MACHINE. IN 1940 AN ORDER FOR 725 WD/C MOTORCYCLES WAS PLACED WITH THE MANUFACTURER BY THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY.
PUCKAPUNYAL, AUSTRALIA. 1942-06-20 TO 1942-06-21. JUMPING THROUGH A BLAZING HOOP IS NOT CONFINED TO TRAINED CIRCUS LIONS. AT HIGH SPEED, DESPATCH RIDERS OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED DIVISIONAL SIGNA
Despatch riders of 1st Australian Armoured Division Signals Company stage a demonstration "ride past" during a recent review at their camp. The motorcycles are Royal Enfield WD/C side-valve 350cc mach
MENANGLE, NSW. 1941-07-23. WILLIAM JAMES CAMERON ON A ROYAL ENFIELD MODEL C MOTORBIKE, DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE AS A DESPATCH RIDER AT THE MENANGLE RACECOURSE. THE MOTORCYCLE IS A ROYAL ENFIELD WD/C
PRIVATES G. MIZEN (LEFT) AND R. WILLIS OF 1 AUSTRALIAN BRIGADE GROUP (N.T. FORCE) ORDNANCE WORKSHOPS MAKE REPAIRS TO A ROYAL ENFIELD WD/C SIDE-VALVE 350CC MOTOR-CYCLE. IN 1940 AN ORDER FOR 725 WD/C MA
General view of the Motorcycle Secondary Wing at 3rd Motor Vehicle Trade Training Centre at Prahran. The motorcycle on the left is a Royal Enfield WD/C 350cc model with the Frame No. 16075. It was ini
PUCKAPUNYAL, VIC. CIRCUS STUNTS PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF A DESPATCH RIDER TROOP ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR AMUSEMENT BUT DEMONSTRATE THE RIDING ABILITY OF THE MEN AS WELL AS THE ENDURING QUALITIES OF BOT
