HOBJ1616 Accession Number: HOBJ1616

Description

Two unidentified members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), take a break at a rest area and eat tinned food from their ration boxes. The soldiers are sitting in a dry eroded gully. Their carboard ration boxes are on the ground in front of them and the soldier on the left has his Lee Enfield rifle propped up next to him.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1616
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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