P01813.533 Accession Number: P01813.533

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Hill Sardine, Korea, c. 1950-04-16. Members of the Machine Gun Section, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), on Sardine. The soldier at centre is holding a small radio set with a microphone sticking up from it and an earpiece attached by a cord. He has an Owen submachine gun on his back. A Vickers machine gun leans against the tree next to the man at right. Resting on the ground at the foot of the soldier (left) is a box containing belted ammunition for the Vickers. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.533
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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