HOBJ1520 Accession Number: HOBJ1520

Description

Unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), ride on a US Army M4A3E8 Sherman tank, heading north in the early stages of the Korean War. Note the six jerry cans sitting on a ledge at the front of the tank. A US Army GMC, CCKW-353 two and a half ton truck, full of soldiers, and a jeep are parked in a field at left.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1520
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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