HOBJ5553 Accession Number: HOBJ5553

Description

Korea. 1 December 1954. At a field firing exercise carried out by the machine gun and mortar platoons of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), in Korea, Sergeant D. C. (Bluey) Muir of Nanango, Qld, shouts a fire order to the mortar section. He has been in the Australian Regular Army for two and a half years with nine months service in Korea.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5553
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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