HOBJ2260 Accession Number: HOBJ2260

Description

Korea. c. 1951. Private A. G. (Pappy) Ronan of Woodburn, NSW, and Private E. Michels of Woodford, Qld, rest after putting up camouflage nets over the transport park in the new bivouac areas of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Now that the Communist (Chinese and North Korean) air raids are becoming an ever increasing possibility, the nets are being issued to Australian troops. Note the jeeps under the camouflage netting in the background.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2260
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c July 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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