HOBJ1674 Accession Number: HOBJ1674

Description

An unidentified sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), stands in a field and smokes a cigarette. His slouch hat is perched on top of his thick balaclava and he is wearing a greatcoat to keep out the biting wind of the Korean winter. Behind him two other Australian soldiers are waiting, one wearing a beret and the other a helmet.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1674
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c November 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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