The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait of three soldiers of 2/3 Battalion. Identified from left to right: NX4503 Corporal Leslie James (Les) Payne; possibly V147784 Private Matthew 'Tiger' McGurran and NX4757 Lance Sergeant Dugald Roderick (Doug) Hood, who accidentally drowned on 27 January 1945 in New Guinea, aged 30.
Army issue woollen blanket. The dark grey blanket has three light grey stripes approximately 6 cm in width that run along its length. In the top corner of the blanket there is white tag bearing the ma
Two circular pressed fibre identity discs attached by a piece of khaki fabric string. Both discs have a 4 mm mounting holes used to thread the string. One of the discs is dark brown. The obverse side
Black lightweight canvas kit bag with ten metal eyelets around the opening. A thin piece of rope is threaded through these to serve as a draw string. Written along the length of the bag in light brown
Hand knitted garter stitch khaki hood of the type worn under a helmet. The hood is knitted in a circular pattern and includes a chin strap that is permanently fixed to each side of the hood. Associa
Canvas and pressed fibre bag designed to carry maps. The bag is roughly rectangular, and has a canvas top flap secured by a pair of brass press studs. The bottom section of the bag is reinforced with
Other rank's unlined khaki wool serge service dress jacket pair with pleated breast pockets with triple pointed flaps and a pair of expanding pockets over each hip with straight flaps waist pockets. T
Group portrait of a platoon of 2/3rd Battalion at Daphne Camp, Greece. Identified but positions unknown: NX4757 Lance Sergeant Dugald Roderick (Doug) Hood; possibly V147784 Private Matthew 'Tiger' McG
Members of the Fortress Signals Troop lined up on the parade ground prior to their departure for Rabaul. Identified, left to right, back row: NX191440 (N100456) Sergeant (Sgt) Arthur Thomas 'Crash' Bo
Informal group portrait of members of 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion. Identified, left to right: Second Lieutenant Norman Leslie Broadbridge; 209 Lance Sergeant Ernest Henry Sheppard; 227 Sergeant W
Studio portrait of five Australian soldiers of the 22nd Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: 2308 Private (Pte) David Ernest Roberts; 2294 Pte William John McMurray; 2264 Pte Harry Joseph C
An outdoor group portrait of a group of 'choofer' mechanics with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Korea. These men cheerfully cope with the grimy job of maintaining the 'choo
Informal group portrait of the Sergeant's Mess of the 1st Field Trials Company. Identified, left to right, back row: Four unidentified; Frank Burke RAAF. Second row: unidentified; unidentified; Peter
