HOBJ1680 Accession Number: HOBJ1680

Description

Two unidentified soldiers of the United Nations (UN) forces stride along the road during a stop in a North Korean village of thatched cottages and haystacks. Some soldiers are checking out the area while others are standing and talking by the road. The soldier wearing the woollen beanie (centre right) is probably from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR).

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1680
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession HOBJ1680

More like this

HOBJ1663

Photograph HOBJ1663 Korean War, 1950-1953

Officers from the United Nations (UN) force walk along a road in a village during 'mopping up' operations, probably near Pakchon. They are passing cottages with thatched roofs, a jeep and US Army tan

HOBJ2047

Photograph HOBJ2047 Korean War, 1950-1953

Korea. c. 1951. A Platoon resting on the edge of a Korean village. Seen here is a good example of the mix and match combat dress of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), adopted due

HOBJ1777

Photograph HOBJ1777 Korean War, 1950-1953

An informal portrait of an unidentified soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) sitting in the open at a 3RAR rest area. He is wearing a windproof jacket, woollen scarf a

HOBJ1621

Photograph HOBJ1621 Korean War, 1950-1953

Two unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), search for lingering North Korean soldiers in stock yards near a railway line. Behind the yards are railway car

HOBJ1821

Photograph HOBJ1821 Korean War, 1950-1953

An unidentified member of a mortar platoon of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), adjusts a mortar's tripod before preparing it for firing. The soldier is wearing a greatcoat, wo

HOBJ2174

Photograph HOBJ2174 Korean War, 1950-1953

Two stretcher bearers with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), carefully ease an unidentified wounded Australian soldier onto a stretcher, to be carried to a nearby jeep ambulance

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.34 am