CUN/60/0264/MC Accession Number: CUN/60/0264/MC

Description

Armed with a 7.62mm L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR), 5/410506 Private (Pte) Glen E Watson (left), aged 20, of Mandurah, WA, B Company (B Coy), 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), conducting a security check as he inspects the pass of an unidentified Indian employee (right with bicycle) at the main entrance to the B Coy base camp at Sungei Siput, Northern Malaya. In civilian life Pte Watson was a farmer and he has been with 1RAR in Malaya for six months.

Details

Accession Number
CUN/60/0264/MC
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 7/16 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Date Made
29 September 1960
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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