Cleaning weapons, 1 Battalion, Hill 210, Korea, 20 June 1952 Accession Number: ART40308

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Australian infantrymen from 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, stripped to the waist, cleaning weapons at Hill 210, Korea on 20 June 1952.

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Accession Number
ART40308
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on hardboard
Measurement
Overall: 63.2 cm x 33.2 cm
Medium
oil on hardboard
Date Made
20 June 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1953
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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