HOBJ4549 Accession Number: HOBJ4549

Description

Private Charlie Huish, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Wagga Wagga, NSW, checks his gear which has been drying in the sun to get rid of the dampness and mildew which soon gets into the soldiers' clothes while living in the tunnels and bunkers of The Hook. He and the rest of his battalion had just withdrawn from the front line to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), three days after the cease-fire came into force.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4549
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
30 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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