HOBJ2419 Accession Number: HOBJ2419

Description

Korea. October 1951. Private A. S. Dorne previously of London, and now of Sydney, NSW, is sitting in a trench using a field telephone. Note the switchboard, cables and boxes of C rations. Communications are the lifeline for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), during the height of the October offensive.

Details

Accession Number

HOBJ2419

Photographer

Phillip Oliver Hobson

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate

Date Made

October 1951

Place Made

Korea

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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