HOB/56/0512/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0512/MC

Description

Unidentified members of an ambush team from D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), move cautiously down a weed covered bank into a clear swamp area as they patrol along the fringe of the jungle. The men are armed with Owen guns, a Bren gun and a Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle carbine.

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Accession Number
HOB/56/0512/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
27 May 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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