HOB/56/0777/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0777/MC

Description

A GMC, CCKW-353 two and a half ton truck filled with troops from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), passes over a drainage culvert as it moves down a road in Malaya. Village huts and palm trees are visible in the background.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0777/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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Accession HOB/56/0777/MC

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