HOBJ4567 Accession Number: HOBJ4567

Description

3/400024 Private Keith R. Gwyther, D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Leongatha, Vic, catches up with the Australian news as he reads a recent copy of the Melbourne Argus outside the hospital ward at Britannia Camp where he will spend the night. Private Gwyther was a prisoner of war (POW), captured at Kapyong on 24 April 1951 and was released today, the 9th of August.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4567
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
9 August 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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