P01813.578 Accession Number: P01813.578

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Kure, Japan, 1950-09-27. From the deck (left) of the United States Navy troopship Aiken Victory, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), look out over the Kure dockyards where other 3RAR soldiers wait in a queue in the rain to board the vessel. In the foreground, on board the ship, is part of a 17-pounder anti-tank gun. A military truck stands behind it. The ship is about to transport 3RAR to Pusan and the war in Korea. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.578
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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