P02208.003 Accession Number: P02208.003

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Korea, 1951-08. At the Command Post for 'A' Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), 1/113 Captain Alexander Vogler (Alec) Preece (left), the company second-in-command, looks on and laughs at the signals procedure of his company commander, 3/395 Captain Jeffrey James (Jim) Shelton, who is sending a message on a radio set (right). An Owen submachine gun and .303 rifle lean against some jerry cans at centre.

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Accession Number
P02208.003
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
August 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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