| Accession Number | P04641.185 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Bushby, Donald Douglas George |
| Date made | 1953 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Freedom Village, Munsan-ni. 1/400125 Private Eric Donnelly, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian ...
Description
Freedom Village, Munsan-ni. 1/400125 Private Eric Donnelly, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), an ex-prisoner of war, wearing a navy blue overcoat, talking to the press after being released by communist forces during a prisoner of war (POW) handover, called Operation Little Switch, agreed to during the Truce Talks at Panmumjom. One of a series of photographs taken by the Australian Mr Douglas (Doug) Bushby in his capacity as a UN accredited war correspondent. Mr Bushby devoted much of his time to relief and missionary work amongst Korean refugees, orphans and North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war.