P04894.001 Accession Number: P04894.001

Description

Informal portrait of Buntu Anak Tutom, an Iban (also known as Sea Dyak) tracker while on operations in the deep jungle of northern Perak. He was attached to a platoon with either the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) or the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). He helped the platoon track communist terrorists near the Thai border.

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Accession Number
P04894.001
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Digital file
Date Made
1958-1959
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor I Gollings
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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