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1 RAR soldier manning a position in Korea during 1952

1 RAR soldier manning a position in Korea during 1952

Korea. 16 July 1952. An unidentified Bren gunner from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), watches an enemy held hill in front of his position.

27 BCB orders group following the Battle of Yongju 22 Oct 1950 (AWMP01813)

27 BCB orders group following the Battle of Yongju 22 Oct 1950 (AWMP01...

Yongju area, North Korea, In the foreground, seated left and leaning forward, Brigadier Basil Aubrey Coad , Commander of the 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade, pores over a map with Lieutenant Colonel ... More

2RAR withdraw to DMZ Korea 1953 (AWM157687)

2RAR withdraw to DMZ Korea 1953 (AWM157687)

AWM Caption: Majon'ni, Korea. 1953-07-30. Unidentified men of Support Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), moving from The Hook defences to Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) 72 hours after the cease fire.

3 RAR defences on the Jamestown Line 1 January 1953 (AWM HOBJ3882)

3 RAR defences on the Jamestown Line 1 January 1953 (AWM HOBJ3882)

AWM Caption:Korea. 1 January 1953. Two Australian soldiers take a turn of duty watching the Chinese position in the front line. The soldier with the .30 machine gun is 3/3238 Private Ronald James (Ronnie) Tippe... More

3 RAR Korea (AWM P01813-449)

3 RAR Korea (AWM P01813-449)

AWM Caption: Hill 614, Korea, 1951-03-01. Led by Corporal (Cpl) Len Wright (left), members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), move forward from Hill 614 to attack Hill 587. Cpl W... More

3 RAR night fighting patrol Korea July 1953 (AWM HOBJ4387)

3 RAR night fighting patrol Korea July 1953 (AWM HOBJ4387)

AWM Caption:Unidentified men from B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), moving along a trench to the starting point awaiting for the order to move off on patrol. Steel helmets were con... More

3RAR village (AWM 146980)

3RAR village (AWM 146980)

Troops from C Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), watch for the enemy while a village in the valley below burns. The village was set on fire by incendiary bullets.

Australian machine gunners Maryang San Oct 1951 (AWM HOBJ2432)

Australian machine gunners Maryang San Oct 1951 (AWM HOBJ2432)

AWM caption: Korea. October 1951. Unidentified Australian medium machine gunners stand by ready to give supporting fire to mates of C Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), as they mo... More

AWM HOBJ2225 Frank Kingsley Norris

AWM HOBJ2225 Frank Kingsley Norris

The Director General of Medical Services (DGMS) Major General Frank Kingsley Norris CBE DSO ED (left), discusses the problems associated with medical services with Captain D. Beard of Unley, SA. Captain Beard h... More

Bazooka Korean War Australian soldier

Bazooka Korean War Australian soldier

AWM caption: Informal portrait of 1/400104 Private Wallace Donald (Wally) Hoare, of Emerald, Qld, A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). He is carrying an anti tank weapon, also known a... More

British Centurion tank Korea May 1953 (AWM HOBJ4255)

British Centurion tank Korea May 1953 (AWM HOBJ4255)

AWM Caption: A British Centurion tank of the Royal Tank Regiment prepares to snipe a Communist position with a twenty pound shell from its main gun. Observing his target with his .303 rifle is, Corporal D. A. (... More

C Coy 2 RAR soldiers on The Hook Jun 1953 (AWM 157648)

C Coy 2 RAR soldiers on The Hook Jun 1953 (AWM 157648)

AWM Caption: Men of C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), at Majon'ni in the trenches of left forward Company position on The Hook after relieving 1st Battalion King's Regiment. The so... More

Four officers of Support Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in Korea

Four officers of Support Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regi...

Korea. Outdoors portrait of four officers of Support Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The officers are (left to right): 2/40098 Lieutenant Kevin Innes-Kerr; Lieutenant C. Evans; 2/... More

Lt William Digger James AWM

Lt William Digger James AWM

Informal portrait of Lieutenant William Brian "Digger" James, serving in the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Korean War.

Mortar crew 3RAR Pakchon 5 Nov 1950 (AWM 146953)

Mortar crew 3RAR Pakchon 5 Nov 1950 (AWM 146953)

Pakchon, Korea. 1950-11-05. Mortar crew of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in action.

North Korean soldier wounded at Yongju 22 Oct 1950

North Korean soldier wounded at Yongju 22 Oct 1950

Yongju area, North Korea, 1950-10-22. Covered by a greatcoat, a North Korean soldier lies on a stretcher and awaits medical evacuation after he had been wounded in the Battle of the Apple Orchard by members of ... More

Private Danny Matthews 1 RAR on the Kansas Line in Korea 3 Dec 1954 (AWM HOBJ5571)

Private Danny Matthews 1 RAR on the Kansas Line in Korea 3 Dec 1954 (A...

AWM Caption: Ready in his fighting pit as the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australia Regiment manned its positions in the Kansas Line in Korea, is Private Danny Matthews of Goonellabah, Lismore, NSW. He is wearing ... More

Reg Saunders leading his company in Korea

Reg Saunders leading his company in Korea

Captain Reg Saunders leading his company forward, possibly during its advance to the Benton Line. Saunders is carrying a trenching tool in his left hand.

Vickers RAR Chipyong-ni

Vickers RAR Chipyong-ni

An Australian soldier manning a Vickers machine gun during the Korean War.

An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), taken in the field in Korea. (2963003711)

An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Reg...

ID Number: HOBJ1777 Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver Place made: North Korea Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection HOBJ1777

An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), taken in the field in Korea. (2963845880)

An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Reg...

ID Number: HOBJ2647 Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver Place made: Korea Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection HOBJ2647

An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), taken in the field in Korea. (2963846520)

An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Reg...

ID number HOBJ3239 Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver Place made: Korea Date made: c June 1952 Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection

An unidentified soldier enjoys some recreation time at a sandbagged Navy Army Air Force Institute (NAAFI) post (2983844696)

An unidentified soldier enjoys some recreation time at a sandbagged Na...

ID Number: HOBJ3242 Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver Place made: Korea Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection HOBJ3242

G'day in Korea, 1951 (3703754180)

G'day in Korea, 1951 (3703754180)

ID Number: P01813.538 Maker: Robertson, Ian Korea Private (Pte) Chris Bell-Chambers, a member of the Sniper Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smiles and waves to a group of Ko... More

Four mates about to embark for service in Korea (4950152501)

Four mates about to embark for service in Korea (4950152501)

Unknown photographer Puckapunyal, Victoria 1952 Newspaper portrait of four Western Australian soldiers prior to embarkation for service in the Korean War. The four friends, all 18 or 19 years of age, had been ... More

3 RAR soldier with a KATCOM soldier in March 1954

3 RAR soldier with a KATCOM soldier in March 1954

Corporal Larry Nelson, Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Ballarat, Vic (left), and Sergeant Jung Yung Hak, a member of the unit's Korean Augmentation Troops, Commonwealth... More

3RAR Sariwon M4 Sherman

3RAR Sariwon M4 Sherman

Australian soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ride on an American M4A3E8 Sherman tank at Sariwon