HOBJ5470 Accession Number: HOBJ5470

Description

Korea. 26 October 1954. Private (Pte) B. N. (Mac) McMaugh of Marks Point, NSW, of A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), with rifle mans his position in the defence line. Pte McMaugh has been with the Battalion for six months and in the Army for twenty months. While most troops of the 1st Commonwealth Division are packing up to leave Korea, those who remain to keep the United Nations' defences must be battle fit.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5470
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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