HOBJ3326 Accession Number: HOBJ3326

Description

Members of D Company, the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), do maintenance work on a crawl trench at the rear of a Centurion tank giving fire support in their position. From left to right: 51730 Private (Pte) R A (Ron) O'Ders, of Nedlands, WA; 51780 Pte J R (Bob) Brazell, of Como, WA; 51705 Pte L K 'Ned' Clifford, of Welshpool, WA; 3400510 Pte J E (Joe) Prendergast, of Fitzroy, Vic; 24387 Pte R G (Bob) Bingham, of Drummoyne, NSW. Some of the men have stripped down to their boxer shorts whilst working in the summer heat. The tank probably belongs to the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards of the British Army. Its identifying number, 1A, has been painted on the rear of its turret.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3326
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
July 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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