HOBJ4609 Accession Number: HOBJ4609

Description

A platoon of unidentified men of C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), move up a creek bed and across it during training exercises. The soldiers divide their time between digging the new defence line south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and these exercises with the knowledge that their recent enemy is only a few kilometres north. The men are wearing their winter fighting kit including camouflaged helmets.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4609
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
October 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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