HOBJ1673 Accession Number: HOBJ1673

Description

An informal portrait of an unidentified soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), standing in front of a canvas Red Cross sign, possibly at a field hospital. He is smoking a cigarette, and wearing a padded pile cap with the flaps down to protect his ears from the freezing Korean winter.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1673
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c November 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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