MELJ1045 Accession Number: MELJ1045

Description

Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Sid Martin, of Coolangatta, Qld, revets a machine gun platform inside a bunker forming part of the truce line positions of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Korea. L Cpl Martin has spent 16 months of his three years' army service in Korea. He was a shiftman in the coal mines at Wollongong, NSW, before he enlisted. (L Cpl Sid Martin is probably 26702 Sidney Charles Martin).

Details

Accession Number
MELJ1045
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c August 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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