HOBJ4441 Accession Number: HOBJ4441

Description

About to send one over from their bunkered mortar position on the Korean front are, left to right: Private (Pte) Ray Bowda of Nambour, Qld ; Pte Wally Woodbridge of Tumut, NSW, with the bomb, and Pte R. (Jock) Sherwood of Bendigo, Vic, lining up the sights. All are members of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR).

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4441
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in
Image: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in
Date Made
14 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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