P04994.020 Accession Number: P04994.020

Description

Portrait of Nutup an Iban tracker attached to 9 Platoon (9 Pl), C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR). He was originally armed with a 12 gauge shotgun that was as tall as he, whereby the Officer Commanding 9 Pl, Lieutenant Rodney Gerald Curtis, gave permission to have the longarm swapped for an M16 rifle, a much shorter and lighter weapon. Nutup was delighted with the trade and he became a dedicated member of 9 Pl.

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Accession Number
P04994.020
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Date Made
c 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Curtis
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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