HOBJ0166 Accession Number: HOBJ0166

Description

Unidentified members of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) watching from a sheltered beach as a landing craft mechanised (LCM) approaches. The battalion was taking part in amphibious training exercises on an uninhabited island in the Inland Sea. Some of the men have been bathing and others have stripped down to their shorts in the afternoon heat.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0166
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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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