HOBJ1280 Accession Number: HOBJ1280

Description

Unidentified serviceman from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) on the United States troopship Aiken Victory, say farewell to friends at Kure wharf. A corporal sits on the edge of the ship with his feet on the wharf. The troops are soon to be transported to Pusan, then the first Australian Army operations in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1280
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 27 September 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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