HOBJ4644 Accession Number: HOBJ4644

Description

Four machine gunners of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), enjoy their midday meal. Pictured, left to right: Corporal Dave Coyne of Bundaberg, Qld; Private (Pte) R. G. (Bluey) Rivett of Stawell, Vic; unidentified; and Pte Kim Soo Hyung, of the Korean Augmentation Troops, Commonwealth (KATCOM). The men are well protected against the early winter cold. (In the original caption the unidentified soldier was named as Pte John Perring of Belmont, NSW).

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4644
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
December 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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