HOBJ0160 Accession Number: HOBJ0160

Description

Two unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) stripping down and cleaning a .303 Bren light machine gun. Their battalion was taking part in amphibious landing training exercises on an uninhabited island in the Inland Sea. After unloading their stores they climbed to the top of a scrubby ridge erected their tents and prepared their equipment for the next day's exercises.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0160
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
October 1949
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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