| Accession Number | P09707.009 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | 1962- 1963 |
| Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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235175 Lieutenant (Lt) Maxwell Thomas Turrell, 11 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal ...
Description
235175 Lieutenant (Lt) Maxwell Thomas Turrell, 11 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) at a jungle camp during a border patrol. The Malayan Emergency was officially over however 2RAR was on active service in the border area classified as a "Black Zone". 2RAR served in this area from July to late October 1962 and from 28 May until 2 July 1963. Lt Turrell has a beard and is wearing a new light weight uniform. A policy of "no shaving in the jungle" had been introduced to prevent soldiers acquiring the disease leptospirosis through a cut in the skin.