P02208.002 Accession Number: P02208.002

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Hiro, Japan, 1951-04. Informal outdoors portrait of 2/40158 Lieutenant (Lt) Eric McPherson (Jock) McCormick (left) and 3/395 Captain (Capt) Jeffrey James (Jim) Shelton standing beside the bay at Hiro. The men were at the Reinforcement Holding Unit, waiting to join the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in Korea. Lt McCormick was to command the Assault Pioneer Platoon and Capt Shelton 'A' Company.

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Accession Number
P02208.002
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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