P11375.007 Accession Number: P11375.007

Description

As 6410242 Temporary Corporal Robin Stanley Harris watches on (left), 3789132 Private Robert Norman Devers of 5 Platoon, B Company, 2RAR/NZ, lies on the ground and fires a 7.62mm GPMG M60 machine gun during target practice at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base.

Details

Accession Number
P11375.007
Photographer
Private Robert Wickes
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c October 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R. Wickes
Copyright
AWM copyright

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