MELJ0810 Accession Number: MELJ0810

Description

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) disembark from assault boats and prepare to move into the attack during a night exercise near the Korean truce line. They had to paddle across the wide Imjin River in the flat-bottomed assault boats and find their landing place in the darkness. Each of the boats carries twelve men and their full battle equipment.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ0810
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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