MELJ0837 Accession Number: MELJ0837

Description

Members of 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. To his left is Indigenous serviceman 26543 Private (Pte) Rowley Edward Callen, of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). Members of the patrols wear Military Police (MP) helmets and armbands when they enter the zone.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ0837
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
19 May 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

People

Conflicts

Units

Tags

Accession MELJ0837

More like this

MELJ0840

Photograph MELJ0840 Korean War, 1950-1953

Unidentified members of 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 Common

MELJ0835

Photograph MELJ0835 Korean War, 1950-1953

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 Regime

MELJ0836

Photograph MELJ0836 Korean War, 1950-1953

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 Regime

MELJ0838

Photograph MELJ0838 Korean War, 1950-1953

Waiting for the signal to move off with his patrol into the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) in Korea is Indigenous serviceman 26543 Private (Pte) Rowley Edward Callen, of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Austral

MELJ1027

Photograph MELJ1027 Korean War, 1950-1953

Informal outdoor portrait of a group of unidentified soldiers, probably of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). The soldiers, wearing Military Police (MP) helmets and armbands, are

MELJ1052

Photograph MELJ1052 Korean War, 1950-1953

An Australian patrol moves through the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on the Korean truce line. Both the Communists and the United Nations forces are allowed to send out patrols as far as the military demar

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 11 December 2025 - 5.38 am