| Accession Number | HOB/56/0252/MC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Malaya: Kedah |
| Date made | January 1956 |
| Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 1/3274, M Rattray, of Sandgate, Qld, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian ...
Description
Informal portrait of 1/3274, M Rattray, of Sandgate, Qld, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), propped against a tree reading his mail from home and smoking a cigarette. He has just returned from a torrid two week search of heavy jungle country tracking down Communist terrorists. To the left is an Owen gun and to the right is a Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle carbine.