ELL/59/0441/MC Accession Number: ELL/59/0441/MC

Description

To keep their visual skills at peak efficiency, every spare moment is taken up in training runs by the highly skilled Iban trackers. Here, Sarawak Ranger, Private Budong (foreground), is following a trail set down by fellow team members, while 1/3786 Lance Corporal S N (Noel) Peck (background), Mentioned In Despatches (MID), of Brisbane, Qld, provides cover. Both men are armed with 7.62mm Fabrique Nationale (FN) self loading rifles (SLR).

Details

Accession Number
ELL/59/0441/MC
Photographer
T Elliot
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 4 13/16 in x 3 15/16 in
Image: 4 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in
Date Made
1959
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession ELL/59/0441/MC

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