HOBJ5571 Accession Number: HOBJ5571

Description

Ready in his fighting pit as the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australia Regiment (1RAR), manned its positions in the Kansas Line in Korea, is Private (Pte) Danny Matthews of Goonellabah, Lismore, NSW. He is wearing his parka for protection against the icy wind blowing up from the slowly freezing Imjin River. After Pte Matthews completed his National Service training, he joined the Regular Army sixteen months ago and has been in Korea for seven months.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5571
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
3 December 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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