HOBJ1641 Accession Number: HOBJ1641

Description

Pakchon, North Korea. 29 October 1950. A casualty of the Pakchon fighting is loaded carefully onto an ambulance jeep by medical orderlies. Some of the soldiers belong to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The jeep has a rising sun emblem painted on the rear right jerry can holder. Note the North Korean quilted cotton headgear that some soldiers have picked up.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1641
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 29 October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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