HOBJ4800 Accession Number: HOBJ4800

Description

Korea. 25 December 1953. Sergeant (Sgt) R. E. (Dinga) Bell of Puckapunyal, Vic, carries a tray of Christmas dinners from the cook house to serve his troops at the table. As is tradition in the Army, Warrant Officers and Sergeants wait on the Other Ranks (ORs) on Christmas Day. Another soldier is about to come through the door behind Sgt Bell with another tray of food.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4800
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 5 1/4 in x 4 in
Image: 4 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in
Date Made
25 December 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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