HOBJ4653 Accession Number: HOBJ4653

Description

From their gun pit, Private Stan Ashcroft of West Perth, WA, and Private Cec Cook of Townsville, Qld, both of D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), with their Bren light machine gun (left) and and Owen machine carbine (right), watch for any signs of the enemy north of their line.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4653
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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