HOBJ3245 Accession Number: HOBJ3245

Description

A unidentified machine gunner, probably from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), scans the surrounding hills from his dugout high on a hill in Korea. He has his Browning M1919A3 .30 calibre machine gun set up on the edge of the dugout. Note the sandbags used to reinforce the dugout and prop up the tripod.

Details

Accession Number

HOBJ3245

Photographer

Phillip Oliver Hobson

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate

Date Made

c June 1952

Place Made

Korea

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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