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P01735.412 Accession Number: P01735.412

Description

Soldiers from Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), on a field exercise. Lance Corporal Darren Loftus (left) is applying camouflage makeup while his companion attaches thorn bush to his hat. They are serving with the Australian contingent to the Unified Task Force in Somalia (UNITAF).

Details

Accession Number

P01735.412

Photographer

George Noel Gittoes AM

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Transparency

Physical Description

Brand: FUJI
Colour: Colour
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate

Date Made

26 March 1993

Place Made

Somalia

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Donor G Gittoes

Copyright

AWM copyright

Conflicts

Places

Units

Part of collection:

P01735.001

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