MELJ1307 Accession Number: MELJ1307

Description

It's not often that ice floes block a road, but this is what happened in Korea when the spring thaw set in, and the swollen Imjin River deposited huge blocks of ice on the road in the truce line camp of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. 1RAR is about to leave for home after two years service on the truce line. Taking a look at the unusual scene are Major A Elbourne (left), of Sydney, NSW, Officer Commanding Support Company, and 35410 Private Harold Geoffrey Rayson, of Benalla, Vic.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ1307
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c 22 March 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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