An Australian soldier, possibly 43528 Private Alan Graham, swings a pick as he works on ...

Accession Number P06312.022
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Graham, Alan Walter
Place made Borneo: Sarawak, Gumbang
Date made c 1966
Conflict Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966
Copyright

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Description

An Australian soldier, possibly 43528 Private Alan Graham, swings a pick as he works on fortifications at the company base at Gumbang occupied by A Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) between April and September 1966. This was the most southerly of the 4RAR company positions and was located on a ridge line close to the Sarawak-Kalimantan border and a major Indonesian infiltration route.