HOB/56/0715/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0715/MC

Description

3/5646 Gunner Stewart Birnie, 20, of Rosebud, Vic, A Troop (A Tp), 105th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), gives a friendly wave from the cab of his GMC, CCKW-353 two and a half ton artillery tractor as he prepares to move off to collect more ammunition for the 25 pounder guns of A Tp. His Owen gun sits propped close beside him.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0715/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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