P02208.001 Accession Number: P02208.001

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Korea, 1951-09. Informal outdoors portrait of the commanders of the four rifle companies of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), squatting in front of a sign which reads in part: '38th Parallel. The war began here - June 25, 1950'. The soldiers are (left to right): 5/7546 Major Jack Gerke, C Company; 3/395 Captain Jeffrey James (Jim) Shelton, 'A' Company; 1/8026 Captain Henry William (Nick) Nicholls, B Company; 2/257 Captain Jack (Bas) Hardiman, D Company.

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Accession Number
P02208.001
Classification
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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