HOBJ2017 Accession Number: HOBJ2017

Description

Two unidentified soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), help a US Army soldier onto a stretcher, ready to be taken to a field ambulance or hospital. The American is in a weakened state after being released from captivity by North Korean or Chinese forces. Two other soldiers stand nearby ready to help carry the stretcher.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2017
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c February 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession HOBJ2017

More like this

HOBJ2009

Photograph HOBJ2009 Korean War, 1950-1953

An unidentified soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smokes a cigarette as he spoon-feeds a US Army soldier with tinned food. The American is lying on a stretcher on

HOBJ2005

Photograph HOBJ2005 Korean War, 1950-1953

An unidentified soldier, probably from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), lifts a US Army soldier off the back of a truck. Other soldiers are helping to lower the American. He i

HOBJ2008

Photograph HOBJ2008 Korean War, 1950-1953

An unidentified soldier, probably from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, lights a cigarette for a US Army soldier who is resting near a tree. The American is in a weakened state after

HOBJ2010

Photograph HOBJ2010 Korean War, 1950-1953

An unidentified soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), smokes a cigarette as he spoon-feeds a US Army soldier with tinned food. The American is lying on a stretcher on

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

HOBJ2173

Photograph HOBJ2173 Korean War, 1950-1953

Two stretcher bearers with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), prepare to carry an unidentified wounded Australian soldier to a nearby jeep ambulance (out of picture). The injure

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.34 am