HOBJ4902 Accession Number: HOBJ4902

Description

Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Colin (Blue) Broadhurst, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Dorrigo, NSW, lighting a cigarette during a break. Pte Broadhurst joined the Army in July 1952 as a gunner and later transferred from the artillery to the infantry so that he could come to Korea. Ne is wearing a steel helmet covered with camouflage netting.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4902
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
16 March 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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