Captain John Robbs, Royal Australian Infantry, with a snowman at Observation Post no. 31 of the ...

Place Middle East: Syria, South Syria
Accession Number P01779.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Unknown
Place made Golan Heights
Conflict Period 1980-1989
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

Captain John Robbs, Royal Australian Infantry, with a snowman at Observation Post no. 31 of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). Both Captain Robbs and the snowman are wearing the blue United Nations (UN) beret. Captain Robbs was serving as a peacekeeping observer with UNTSO, which was charged with the task of ensuring that Israeli and Syrian forces kept apart and did not shoot at each other.