HOB/56/0513/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0513/MC

Description

Unidentified men from D Company, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), walk past trees and a thatched hut on stilts as they move through a village while on an eight day ambush patrol through Perak.

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Accession Number
HOB/56/0513/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 120 (roll film)
Date Made
27 May 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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