HOBJ4436 Accession Number: HOBJ4436

Description

Private Norm Symons, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Redfern, NSW, whose mates have been on duty all night, makes tea to welcome them back to their hutchi. As it can be dangerous for troops to assemble in large bodies, each subsection has its own primus and supply of tea and sugar to brew their own.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4436
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
15 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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