HOBJ3320 Accession Number: HOBJ3320

Description

Korea. July 1952. An unidentified member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gives his Bren gun a good clean out during the hot summer weather. Behind him is his sandbagged dugout. Note the British Centurion tank is in the background, the water bottle on the trench lip, his mess kit at right and the firing slit in the dugout.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3320
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
July 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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