HOBJ5544 Accession Number: HOBJ5544

Description

Machine gunners and mortar men, the specialist of a Battalion need a lot of practice to maintain their high degree of proficiency at arms. Recently members of the mortar and machine gun platoons of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), carried out highly accurate field firing shoots near the Imjin River in Korea. Here an unidentified gunner is adjusting the sights of a 3 inch mortar.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5544
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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