Description
Corporal (Cpl) William J. Hamilton, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), 27, of Childers, WA, wearing a steel helmet with camouflage netting, glasses and carrying an Owen gun. Cpl Hamilton joined the AIF in 1944 and two years later went to Japan as an electrician with the Vehicle Park Workshops at Nijimura. After three years in Japan he returned to Australia and was discharged. A year later he joined again and returned to Japan in 1953. Shortly afterward he came to Korea and saw action against the Communists.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ4906
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 2 3/8 in x 2 7/16 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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