HOBJ1657 Accession Number: HOBJ1657

Description

An unidentified machine gunner from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), prepares to fire his Vickers Machine gun from a hillside, during their advance in North Korea. He has a .303 ammunition belt loaded into the gun. Note the tube running from a water can to the machine gun for cooling purposes.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1657
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 26 October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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