| Accession Number | HOB/56/0712/MC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Malaya: Perak |
| Date made | c 1956 |
| Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Sitting on the trail of a 25 pounder field gun, 5/2486 Gunner (Gnr) (later Lance Bombardier) ...
Description
Sitting on the trail of a 25 pounder field gun, 5/2486 Gunner (Gnr) (later Lance Bombardier) Brian Angus, of Northam, WA (right), shows off his newest acquisition, an Australian Rules football to his mate, 3/4516 Gnr Bob Finch of Poowong, Vic (left). Both men are with A Troop (A Tp), 105th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), which is operating out of Salak North in Perak. Gnr Angus, formerly a hardware salesman, played Aussie Rules for the Avon Valley League back home and he is one of the few members of A Tp who plays in Malaya. He received this ball from the Hawthorn Football Club in Victoria, complete with the signatures of all the senior Hawthorn players. The ball takes pride of place in Angus's quarters and Angus says, "It's too good to play with, I'll give it to my kids as a memento".