HOBJ2800 Accession Number: HOBJ2800

Description

Korea. 1951. 22855 Private (Pte) Walter W Kerr, A Company 3 Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) left, and 2/400512 Private Alan Bain (3RAR) right,, keep watch over a snow covered Korean valley. They have their Bren gun set up on the edge of their foxhole in front of Hill 227 on a ridge extending south from the western peak of Hill 355. A chimney from an underground dugout protrudes from the hillside at left rear.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2800
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c December 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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