MALTA0333
Photograph MALTA0333 Period 1950-1959Corporal Percy Harmer of Sydney, NSW, cook with 78 Fighter Wing RAAF in Malta, puts the finishing touches to a whole roast pig, while catering officer Warrant Officer Bill Bell looks on. The Wing was
HOBJ4213 Accession Number: HOBJ4213
Description
Three members of D Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), prepare to take over the line once more after a period in reserve since the end of January. Here (left to right) Private (Pte) Bill Bush of St Kilda, Vic, cleans up his Owen; Pte Ken Foster of Granville, NSW, works on his rifle, and Pte Sid Meehan of Berala, NSW, puts the finishing touches on his Bren gun. Note the sandbagged dugouts in the background and the grenade in the foreground. 2401406 Pte S J Meehan died of injuries in Korea on 28 May 1953.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ4213
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
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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