HOBJ4890 Accession Number: HOBJ4890

Description

Korea. 21 March 1954. Due home soon the men of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), in Korea are being fitted out with new Battle Dress (BD) which they will wear during the city marches which will follow their arrival. Here Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) A. (Curley) Humphris of Fivedock, NSW (left), fits out Craftsman (Cfn) Bill Ravenscroft of Caulfield, Vic, with a BD jacket.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4890
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
21 March 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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