Description
The spring thaw set in just before the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), prepares to leave Korea. The swollen Imjin River deposited huge blocks of ice inside the 1RAR truce line camp. Taking a look at the unusual scene are, left to right: 33336 Private (Pte) Charles Peter Honeybone, of Dandenong, Vic; an unidentified US Army soldier; and Pte Frank Jones, of Traralgon, Vic. The battalion will be travelling home to Australia on the troopship New Australia, after two years' service in Korea, and should berth in Sydney on 5 April 1956.
Details
Accession Number
MELJ1334
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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