The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
England. An unidentified member of the RN Enemy Mining Section of HMS Vernon standing astride a recently recovered German mine lying on the deck of a recovery vessel. He is being assisted out of his diving suit by an unidentified RN rating and still has his helmet face plate closed and breathing apparatus connected. A rope is tethered to the front of his suit and he is wearing weighted boots.
Haling Island. Lieutenant Commander John Stuart Mould GC GM,RANVR (right) assisted by an unidentified RN rating, prepares to dive on a crashed United States Army Airforce (USAAF) bomber aircraft. Wo
Portrait of Corporal Harry Webster, diver, 1 Australian Water Transport Group, seated on a folding stool. Cpl Webster is wearing an inflatable pressurised diving suit, boots weighted with lead, and a
Haling Island, England. Informal portrait of Lieutenant Commander John Stuart Mould GC GM, RANVR (foreground) assisted by two unidentified members of the Enemy Mines Section of HMS Vernon, as he pre
Royal Navy bomb disposal crew working from HMS Vernon at Milford Haven. An unidentified mine disposal officer wearing "The Vernon Dress" diving suit. Based on the earlier suits which required the d
R63493 Ordinary Seaman Robert McGregor leaps into Hong Kong harbour to conduct a search of the hull whilst a diving party attends. Wearing a full diving suit, he is equipped with surface supplied bre
Goodwin Sands, England. Unidentified members of the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon standing beside a recently recovered German moored mine. The mine's contact horns have been removed,it has
