P01813.796 Accession Number: P01813.796

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Korea, c. 1951-02. 5/7546 Captain Jack Gerke (left) and Corporal Mick Hatton, both members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), hold up for demonstration an American-made sleeping bag liner of the type that 3RAR soldiers used in Korea. To keep themselves warm during the cold nights of the Korean winter, the soldiers slept with the woollen sleeping bag liners inside their sleeping bags. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.796
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Black & white - Film copy negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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