HOBJ3850 Accession Number: HOBJ3850

Description

Korea. 25 December 1952. Vickers machine gunners of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), training in the snow. Gun crew in the foreground comprises, left to right: Private (Pte) Don Mulley of Eastwood, NSW; Pte Edgar Delaporte of Bunbury, WA, and Lance Corporal Bob Wrigley of Hobart, Tas.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3850
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Date Made
25 December 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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