AWM2017.260.1
Photograph AWM2017.260.1 UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) 1991-199417 x prints relating to Major General Ian Campbell Gordon and his service with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
Rock of Command : Lieutenant Colonel Ian Gordon, MINURSO Accession Number: REL/21730
Description
White coloured rock with a number of cracks or fissures on its upper surface. The words 'MINURSO ROCK OF COMMAND' are written in black felt pen across the top, but the lettering is faded and partly effaced in some areas.
Contextual Description
Rock kept by Lieutenant Colonel Ian Gordon, commander of the first Australian contingent to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in the Western Sahara (MINURSO) from September 1991 to May 1992.
Details
Accession Number
REL/21730
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Stone
Measurement
Overall: 65 mm Height x 130 mm Width x 125 mm Depth
Date Made
c 1991
Place Made
Gallery location
Anzac Hall, Australian Peacekeeping: 1946-today
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown
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