Description
Korea, c. 1951-03. Informal outdoors group portrait of the officers and senior NCOs of D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The soldiers are, back row, left to right: unknown; Warrant Officer Des Colevas, the Company Sergeant Major (CSM); 3/40086 Lieutenant (Lt) Richard Henry ('Dick') Battersby, Officer Commanding (OC) 11 Platoon; 3/850 Sergeant Peter Colin Smeaton. Front row: 2/400352 Captain Alexander George William ('Bill') Keys, the company commander; 1/7000 Lt Colin Maurice Townsend; unknown; 1/8032 Lt John Colton ('Jack') Ward MC, OC 12 Platoon; 2/2696 Staff Sergeant K.J. ('Rusty') Troy, the Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS); 3/35012 Lt David John Mannett, OC 10 Platoon. Captain Keys was later knighted and became National President of the Returned Services League (RSL). (Donor I. Robertson)
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Accession Number
P01813.727
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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