HOBJ4872 Accession Number: HOBJ4872

Description

Korea. 4 March 1954. Private (Pte) Ron Harris, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Boyanup, WA, a driver with the machine gunners in Korea, checks his distributor before setting out on a long run through the hilly roads of the Commonwealth Division Sector. Pte Harris joined the Army in 1951. He was in action with the machine gunners on The Hook when the "cease fire" was sounded.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4872
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
4 March 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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