| Place | Asia: Korea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART40376 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 54.4 x 34.9 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal, pen and brush and brown ink on paper |
| Maker |
Hele, Ivor |
| Place made | Korea |
| Date made | 1952 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Artillery periscope, Hill 210, Korea
Description
An Australian infantryman from 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at Hill 210, Korea, seen looking through high-powered, long-range artillery binoculars. Hele calls them the machinery a 'periscope'. However, they were in fact powerful binoculars, usually tripod-mounted and frequently used by artillery observers. Two other soldiers are also underneath the camouflage nets.