MELJ0806 Accession Number: MELJ0806

Description

It's heavy going for these soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), scrambling up a rocky defile in a cliff face during a battle exercise in Korea. They have just crossed the Imjin River in assault boats and have the task of scaling the cliff to secure a 'beachhead'. 1RAR has its camp on the banks of the Imjin River, which was the scene of much bitter fighting during the Korean War. The soldiers are unidentified.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ0806
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
10 May 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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