HOBJ4991 Accession Number: HOBJ4991

Description

A happy group of members of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), wait on the wharf at Pusan to board the SS New Australia which is bringing them home from Korea. Seated in front are, left to right: Private (Pte) Roy Connolly of Denman, NSW; Pte George Church of Cockatoo, Vic, and Pte Trev Smith of Coburg, Vic.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4991
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
6 April 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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