MELJ1047 Accession Number: MELJ1047

Description

Reinforcing a bunker entrance in the Australian positions on the Korean truce line is 34258 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Jack Fahey, of Morwell, Vic. L Cpl Fahey has been serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) in Korea for four months. Before he joined the army three years ago, L Cpl Fahey was a plant operator with the Utah Construction Company at Eildon Weir in Victoria.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ1047
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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