P02222.004 Accession Number: P02222.004

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Malaya c. 1960. Members of B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in an ablutions block immediately after returning from a patrol in Northern Malaya near the border with Thailand. Shaving was forbidden during long range patrols and was one of the first things troops attended to on their return to base. 28324 Corporal Brian Betts, B Company, 1RAR, is in the centre foreground facing the camera, lathered up and preparing to shave. (Donor B. Betts)

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Accession Number
P02222.004
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: FUJI
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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