Description
26931 Corporal (Cpl) Dale Rothwell of Hurstville, NSW, leads an Australian patrol into the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on the Korean truce line. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) alternate with other Commonwealth units in sending out patrols into that part of the zone in front of 1 Commonwealth Division sector. The soldiers are accompanied by a specially trained patrol dog handled by a British soldier from the Dorset Regiment. Members of the patrols wear Military Police (MP) helmets and armbands when they enter the zone. The soldiers accompanying Cpl Dale are unidentified.
Details
Accession Number
MELJ0835
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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