HOBJ4405 Accession Number: HOBJ4405

Description

Emerging from the Green Finger tunnel, in the complicated earthworks of his 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), position on the notorious Hook feature of the Korean front is Private R. B. (Slim) Jones of Mentone, Vic. He is headed to a rear position for a break after the strain of a night on lookout for the Communist enemy. Pte Jones is armed with a .303 inch Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) rifle.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4405
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
13 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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