HOBJ2262 Accession Number: HOBJ2262

Description

Korea. c 1951. Lance Corporal K J Macpherson of Carlton, Vic, and Private J S Caldwell of Balaclava, Vic, relax in their jeep beneath a camouflage net. The nets have been placed over all the vehicles in 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.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2262
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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