HOB/56/0774/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0774/MC

Description

Unidentified men of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), hasten to take up defensive positions on the roadside facing into the jungle. The soldier in the foreground is armed with a US M1 .30 Calibre Carbine and the truck in the background is a GMC, CCKW-353 two and a half ton truck.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0774/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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