Description
Informal portrait of 2/410660 Private (Pte) Ray Caulfield, aged 28, of Gosford, NSW, a dog handler with the tracking team attached to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), who recently participated in an action against Communist terrorists (CTs) on 20 November 1958, where three CTs were ambushed and killed by the 3RAR tracking team. Although the enemy threw a grenade and fired sub machine guns during the action, no Australian was hurt in the firefight. Pte Caulfield is married and his wife lives in the Australian married quarters on Penang Island.
Details
Accession Number
ELL/58/0286B/MC
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Measurement
Overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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