HOBJ4007 Accession Number: HOBJ4007

Description

A group of unidentified soldiers sit on the ground outside a dugout in Korea and eat a meal. Some are eating biscuits while others are eating directly from tins, using the lids as handles. The dugout has been reinforced with sandbags and rocks, and has a ramp and platform above it. Note the jerry can, drums and oil cans in front of the dugout. Some of the soldiers are possibly from the 1st or 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR or 3RAR).

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4007
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c February 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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