HOBJ3359 Accession Number: HOBJ3359

Description

Informal portrait of four members of A Company, tthe 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) sitting in line on the crest of their unit's hilltop position. They all have the surname Williams but are unrelated. They are, left to right: Private (Pte) 'Max' Willams of Stawell, VIC; Pte 'Bill' Williams of Crookwell, NSW; 1955 Pte Frederick 'Fred' Williams of Ipswich, QLD; and Pte 'Ken' Williams of Glenfield, NSW. Pte Frederick Williams was later wounded in Korea.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3359
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 15 August 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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