HOBJ3876 Accession Number: HOBJ3876

Description

Korea. 1 January 1953. Three members of B Company, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), clean their section Bren gun in the snow on the rear slope of a front line position. They are, left to right: Private Doug Matthews of Salisbury, Qld; Lance Corporal Wally Ogilvie of Busselton, WA, and Private Mick Pollard of Mackay, Qld.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3876
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 January 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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