MELJ0916 Accession Number: MELJ0916

Description

Seven Australian soldiers who died during the Korean War are being reburied with full military honours in the United Nations Military Cemetery, Pusan. Their bodies had been handed over by the Communists (North Koreans), under an exchange of war dead scheme known as Operation Glory. Two Australian padres, Chaplain Frank Shine and Chaplain Leslie Crisp, both of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), are conducting the burial services. Men of more than twenty different nationalities are buried in the war cemetery.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ0916
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 July 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MELJ0916

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