HOBJ1682 Accession Number: HOBJ1682

Description

Three unidentified members of a machine gun platoon of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), are setting up their .303 Vickers medium machine gun on a grassy hill. The soldier at the gun has loaded an ammunition belt. The gun's water tube is coiled around the barrell of the gun and has not yet been connected to a water tank.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1682
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

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