HOBJ0452 Accession Number: HOBJ0452

Description

An unidentified Sergeant (Sgt) with the Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RA Sig),and a Japanese man, examine fittings on a hydrant. Behind them is a weatherboard Camp Command building, with a small 'CAMP COMD' (Camp Commandant )sign attached to the wall. Note the Sergeant is wearing ribbon bars that indicate his service in the Second World War (WWII).

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0452
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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