CUN/61/0397/MC Accession Number: CUN/61/0397/MC

Description

Armed with a 7.62mm L4A4 Bren light machine gun (LMG), 2/9839 Private (Pte) James Albert Alcorn, aged 20, of Riverstone, NSW, A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), keeps a watchful eye on the surrounding jungle as he and other members of his patrol group cross a log brige in Northern Malaya. Pte Alcorn later served in South Vietnam with 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), between 1968 and 1969.

Details

Accession Number
CUN/61/0397/MC
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 2 3/8 in x 2 7/16 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Date Made
March 1961
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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