157769
Photograph 157769 Korean War, 1950-1953Korea. 1953-10-20. 2401634 Private M. A. Conway (left) and 5/2086 Private G. W. Lee both from D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), crouch behind sandbags while on watch for
157774 Accession Number: 157774
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South Korea. 1953-10-20. 2/401634 Private M. A. Conway and 5/2086 Private G. W. Lee both from D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), dressed in their winter protective gear occupy their outpost during training exercise Scram.
Of particular note in this image is the non-standard Rifle No. 4 Mk I' (No.1 Lee-Enfield) in the hands of Private Conway. The standard issue service rifle of the Australian Army during both World War One and Two, along with the Korean War, was the older 'Rifle, No. 1 Mk III and MkIII*' Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle.
Soldiers of all three Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) that served in the Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (1RAR, 2RAR and 3RAR) used a combination of issued Australian small arms in addition to operating small quantities of non-issued Allied small arms such as this No.1 Lee-Enfield and the US M1 Garand.
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Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 4 in x 5 1/4 in
Image: 3 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in
Image: 3 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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