P01813.873 Accession Number: P01813.873

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Sea of Japan, 1950-09-28. Four members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), relax on top of a trailer on the deck of the United States troopship Aiken Victory which is transporting the battalion from Kure in Japan to Pusan and the war in Korea. The men are (left to right): unknown, smoking a cigarette; unknown, smoking a pipe; 4/643 Private Lance Gully; 2/1728 Corporal Stewart Ham. The latter two soldiers were both members of the battalion's Intelligence or Sniper Section. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.873
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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
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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