Description
Haramura, Japan. Troops of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), trained intensively for combat at weekend field exercises. Their march to the training ground was interrupted when `North Koreans' (a platoon of C Company) ambushed them with the aid of a `mock-up' tank.They later joined the Battalion in attack and defence exercises. The leader of the `North Korean' guerillas, Captain (Capt) W M Stones of Bondi Beach, NSW, arrives at the ambush site in the umpires jeep.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ1053
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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