HOBJ5552 Accession Number: HOBJ5552

Description

Korea. 1 December 1954. Machine gunners and mortar men, the specialists 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 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), carried out highly accurate field firing shoots near the Imjin River in Korea. This crew is seen here preparing to fire another mortar. Note the pile of mortars in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5552
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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