Always the odd one out.

[CINDERS]

One other obs is that either he has 6 fingers on his left hand as the trigger finger is outside the trigger guard, I for one would be poking another round up the spout instead of worrying or observing the enemy skydive from a tree (Japs usually tied themselves up there so they did not fall when hit) besides it is the observers job to call the hit and identify the next bad guy that deserves a round, not the operator as you may cop a counter/counter shot while you are gawking at your handy work - or shoot and skoot to live another day pretty easy to quickly disappear from sight in a jungle.

Also only Aussies could put a horse race cancellation due to rain on top of a serious issue priority!

[muffett.2008]

Dates on articles are: Sat.9th june 1945 Mercury
Sun.17th june'45 Sunday Times
Mon.11th june'45 Daily Bulletin
Thurs.21st june'45 Qld. Herald

Kinda makes me think this photo was taken before June. which makes it around Borneo/Labuan maybe.

[Cold_Zero]

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ID number: 089447

Description

TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. CORPORAL C.C. DONNELLEY, (1), AND SERGEANT G.W. BURLEY, (2), MEMBERS OF 2/4 COMMANDO REGIMENT, SIGHTING A SNIPER TIED TO A TREE ABOUT 100 YARDS TO THE WEST OF THE RIDGE.

Attachment 52525


If you go to the collection section of the website and search on "sniper" there are a lot of interesting sniper photos, good number with No.3 MkI* Ts

[Cold_Zero]

ID number: 114097


Description

BEAUFORT, BORNEO. 1945-08-15. PRIVATE (PTE) L. TONKS, A SNIPER, WITH PTE H. O'FRAY AND PTE L. WAUGH WHO ARE SPOTTING FOR HIM AND SUPPORTING HIM FROM A C COMPANY 2/43RD INFANTRY BATTALION POSITION.


Attachment 52526

[Cold_Zero]

ID number: 014217



Description


1943-01-25. PAPUA. NEARING THE END OF THE PAPUAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAPAN. NX14359 LIEUTENANT J. M. DONALDSON OF SYDNEY, MEMBER OF 2/7TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, WHO SHOT DOWN SEVEN SNIPERS FROM TREES AT SANANANDA. HIS UNIT CERTIFIED THAT HIS TOTAL OF KILLS WAS CORRECT.

Attachment 52528

[Cold_Zero]

ID number: 090872



Description

AT SEA, MOROTAI - TARAKAN. 1945-04-29. TROOPER L.T. WRIGHT, 2/4 COMMANDO SQUADRON, CLEANS THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT OF HIS SNIPER'S RIFLE IN PREPARATION FOR THE LANDING ON SADAU ISLAND.

Attachment 52529

[Cold_Zero]

Bit OT. Training for Korea. But sooo many HTs in the field and in one spot... Maybe one of our HTs was in the pic.

ID number: P01813.320



Description

Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause by the side of a road for a rest during their 32 kilometre march from Hiro to BCOF's main field training centre at Haramura. The soldiers are (left to right): Private (Pte) Hutton; 4/643 Pte Lance Gully; 3/46514 Pte W.H. Alberts. They are on their way to Haramura to take part in Exercise Experimental in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea. Note that the soldiers' rifles are fitted with telescopic sights. (Donor I. Robertson)

Attachment 52530



ID number: P01813.326



Description

Haramura, Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-08-04. Their helmets camouflaged with foliage, members of the Sniper Section, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), pause for a smoke during Exercise Experimental at BCOF's main field training centre at Haramura. Three of the soldiers are opening tins of tobacco to roll their own cigarettes. The soldiers are (left to right): unknown; 3/46514 Private (Pte) W.H. Alberts (with cigarette in mouth); 4/643 Pte Lance Gully; 2/2692 Pte Chris Bellchambers. They are taking part in the exercise in preparation for 3RAR's move to Korea. Note that the soldiers' rifles are fitted with telescopic sights. (Donor I. Robertson)

Attachment 52531

[Cold_Zero]

side note. No cheek rests present on the few rifles where the top of the butt can be seen.

[Surpmil]

Since his finger isn't in the trigger guard he's not shooting at anything, though he may be looking for a target, given that the rifle is cocked and the other bloke with the binos is looking in the same direction.