HOBJ4907 Accession Number: HOBJ4907

Description

Sergeant (Sgt) Maxwell A. Evans, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), wearing a steel helmet with camouflage netting and taking aim behind a .303 rifle. Sgt Evans first enlisted under age in 1942 when he only 15 and got away with it for 12 months. He waited for three years until he was 18 and rejoined. He was discharged in 1946 and joined the Regular Army in 1950. He was a training instructor at Ingleburn before he came to Korea last July.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4907
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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