HOBJ5560 Accession Number: HOBJ5560

Description

Korea. 1 December 1954. Clearing away empty ammunition boxes from behind his machine gun is Private Jim Bennie of Gunnedah, NSW, who was taking part in a machine gunner and mortar field firing exercise with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), near the Imjin River in Korea. He has been in the Army for two and a half years and has spent nine months service in Korea.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5560
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 December 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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