HOBJ1461 Accession Number: HOBJ1461

Description

An unidentified member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), rests on a hillside as he guards two North Korean women, one carrying a young child on her back, and another child (obscured). The soldier is armed with a rifle and grenade, and has mortar shells in the grass beside him.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1461
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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