HOBJ4383 Accession Number: HOBJ4383

Description

Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Dick Gray of St Peters, NSW, smoking a cigarette, wearing an armoured vest, a sweat rag cap and grease paint and carrying his Owen gun. Pte Gray is a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) and preparing to go out on a night-time patrol towards the enemy lines.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4383
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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