HOBJ2323 Accession Number: HOBJ2323

Description

Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Frank Hassett (second from left), the newly arrived commander of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) , acclimatises himself to 3RAR's situation in Korea. He is standing with one foot on the sandbagged roof of a bunker with a pair of binoculars in his hands. Lt Col Hassett and other unidentified officers and men are scanning the hills and valley below, from an outpost area on a hill top. One of the soldiers in the weapon pit in the foreground has removed his shirt, and has a ragged cloth tied around his waist.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2323
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
July 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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