HOB/56/0300/MC
Photograph HOB/56/0300/MC Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960A QF 25 pounder gun crew of B Troop, 105th Field Battery, prepare to fire their QF 25 pounder field gun at Communist positions in the hills of Southern Kedah.
DUN/55/0855/EC Accession Number: DUN/55/0855/EC
Description
A gun team from the 105th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), prepare to fire a QF 25 pounder field gun during a training exercise in heavy bush country somewhere along the NSW coastline. The gun crews trained in this type of terrain in preparation for active service in very similar terrain in Malaya.
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DUN/55/0855/EC
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Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 September 1955
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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