Show troops at various stages of embarkation from Kure. The embarkation was carried out in heavy rain and chill winds, but they had no effect whatever on the eager spirit and high morale of the Australian, who were literally "busting to be in it". Australia's contribution to the ground-forces in Korea was voted by experts one of the toughest, most battle-eager groups ever recruited for an Australian expeditionary force. Members of solid battle-training on the battle-course at Haramura, Hiroshima Prefecture, once used by the Japanese Imperial Army as a toughening ground for tropic fighting. October 11, 1950. (Photo by Public Relations Section, HQ BCOF Japan).