P04762.012 Accession Number: P04762.012

Description

Armed with a British L1A1 Self Loading Rifle, an unidentified Gurkha soldier, wearing a green beret , standing beside the circular guard house at the entrance to the old camp at Bau. 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), took over from the 1/10th Gurka Regiment in late March 1965.

Details

Accession Number
P04762.012
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c March 1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Bradshaw
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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