Description
Private Bob Macdonald, of Hampton, Vic, revets a machine gun platform inside a bunker forming part of the de fence positions of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), on the Korean truce line. Pte MacDonald's father, Sergeant Frank MacDonald was a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) winner at Gallipoli in the First World War, and served again in the Second World War. Pte MacDonald has been serving with 1RAR for seven months. He was a postman at Hampton Post Office before he enlisted in the Australian Regular Army two and a half years ago.
Details
Accession Number
MELJ1046
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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