HOBJ4417 Accession Number: HOBJ4417

Description

Members of the Korean Service Corps carry baulks of timber to a dump near B Company's area in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), position in The Hook sector of the Korean Front. Soldiers will use this timber for the reinforcing of their bunkers and tunnels and dug-in machine gun posts.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4417
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
13 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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