MELJ0983 Accession Number: MELJ0983

Description

An American Patton tank comes to the rescue of a bogged Australian jeep on a muddy track near the Korean truce line. American tank men hae been working in close co-operation with infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), during summer training exercises.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ0983
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c July-August 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM copyright

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Accession MELJ0983

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