HOBJ5466 Accession Number: HOBJ5466

Description

Korea. 26 October 1954. While most troops of the 1st Commonwealth Division are preparing to leave Korea, those who remain must keep battle fit. Here a Centurion tank of the Royal Tanks named Embassy lurks in the long grass of a creek bed in support of men of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), as they man their positions in the Kansas Line during an exercise.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5466
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
26 October 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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