HOBJ4550 Accession Number: HOBJ4550

Description

Three days after the ceasefire these men of D Company, 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), cleaning their weapons and gear in the sunshine in their temporary bivouac area before moving on to their permanent cease fire camp site. They are, left to right: Private (Pte) Gerry Brewer of Bulaway, Southern Rhodesia, who joined up in Brisbane, Qld; Pte P. (Snowy) Hinckley of Victoria Park, WA; Corporal Fred Windebank of Preston, Vic; Pte Brian Kennedy of Brighton Beach, Vic, and Pte R. C. (Nobby) Clarke of Mosman Mark, WA.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4550
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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