P02498.013 Accession Number: P02498.013

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Informal portrait of 2/3487 V. D. (Vince) Finegan (left) and 1400095 Corporal (Cpl) E. F. (Ted) Bosworth MM, of 5 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion (3RAR) sitting around their makeshift camp. Within the camp can be seen empty tins, mugs, a knife and the embers of a fire. Corporal Bosworth was seriously wounded in action on 7 October 1951, and was awarded the Military Medal on 15 July 1952 for his action on the night he was wounded. Cpl Bosworth charged a group of eight enemy soldiers who were concealed in long grass, killing five and wounding three. The enemy withdrew and regrouped and Cpl Bosworth charged them again, breaking up their counter attack.

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Accession Number
P02498.013
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c. 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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