HOBJ4256 Accession Number: HOBJ4256

Description

A British Centurion tank of the Royal Tank Regiment prepares to snipe a Communist position with a twenty pound shell from its main gun. Observing the target with his binoculars is Corporal D. A. (Tiny) Herbert of Stanmore (foreground), NSW, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The partially concealed man behind him is unidentified.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4256
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
May 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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