HOBJ1366 Accession Number: HOBJ1366

Description

Unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), attempt to sleep on the overcrowded US troopship Aiken Victory. They are on their way from Japan, to Pusan in South Korea. They will then be transferred to Taegu, in preparation for 3RAR's first operations in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1366
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 28 September 1950
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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