NAVY07977
Photograph NAVY07977 Vietnam, 1962-1975An unidentified soldier onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney instructs R55975 Naval Airman R A Billing in the use of a 3.5 inch rocket launcher. The warship was on its inaugural voyage to Vietnam
HOBJ2309 Accession Number: HOBJ2309
Description
Mail has just arrived at a camp of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), on top of a hill in Korea. An unidentified soldier (front) reads a letter from home while sitting on the edge of a slit trench. Another soldier stands in the trench and smokes a cigarette, while a third (obscured) also sits on the edge of the trench and is probably reading his mail. Three more soldiers are watching from behind the mound of earth excavated from the trench. Note the 3.5 inch rocket launcher (Bazooka0 in the foreground.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ2309
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
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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