P04898.001 Accession Number: P04898.001

Description

Informal portrait of three members of 8 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), polishing their boots after being selected to do a royal guard of honour for the Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip and Princess Anne during their visit to Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Identified, left to right: 1735386 Private (Pte) Dennis William Neal, of Scrubby Creek, Qld, (later killed in action on 29 May 1970); 5716652 Pte Raymond John Draper, of Bunbury, WA, (later wounded in the thigh by a sniper on 8 October 1970), and 2792375 Pte Desmond John Tully, of Lismore, NSW, (later killed in action on 29 May 1970).

Details

Accession Number
P04898.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
8 October 1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor P Trease
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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