Taegu area, Korea, c. 1950-09-30. Informal outdoors portrait of Sergeant 'Obie' O'Brien, a member ...

Place Asia: Korea, Taegu
Accession Number P01813.587
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Robertson, Ian
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Taegu area, Korea, c. 1950-09-30. Informal outdoors portrait of Sergeant 'Obie' O'Brien, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), squatting on the ground with his Owen submachine gun at the battalion's assembly area west of Taegu. Lying on the ground in front of him are a mug, water bottles, pouches and a tin of tobacco with a packet of Tally-Ho cigarette papers on top. (Donor I. Robertson)