Collection relating to 2/6745 Private John Milne 2 RAR

Accession Number P05001.005
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Place made Malaya: Perak, Sungei Siput
Date made c June 1956
Conflict Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

Forming the Honour Guard, members of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), flank the coffin of either 2/2836 Corporal John Norman Allan, 1/3693 Private (Pte) Geoffrey Clyde Fritz or 1/3207 Pte Cedric Charles Ingra, all from 1 Platoon, A Company, 2RAR, who were all killed on 22 June 1956 in an action known as the Sungei Siput pipeline ambush. The coffin has been mounted on top of a 25 pounder QF field gun which is being towed by a GMC, CCKW-353 two and a half ton artillery tractor. A procession of motorbikes, a Jeep and Land Rovers follow.

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