P01813.711 Accession Number: P01813.711

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Korea, c. 1951-03. Outdoors group portrait of the members of a platoon from C Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Sitting in the front row (fourth from left) is the Officer Commanding (OC) the platoon, 3/40085 Lieutenant William Edward ('Bill') Metcalfe. Almost all of the soldiers are wearing pile caps and windproof jackets. Most have .303 rifles, while some are holding Owen submachine guns and one in the second row from the front (extreme right) has a Bren gun. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.711
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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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