Korea, c. 1951-03. Outdoors group portrait of the members of D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal ...

Place Asia: Korea
Accession Number P01813.717
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

Korea, c. 1951-03. Outdoors group portrait of the members of D Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The company's officers are sitting in the front row and are (left to right): 3/35012 Lieutenant (Lt) David John Mannett, Officer Commanding (OC) 10 Platoon; 1/7000 Lt Colin Maurice Townsend; 2/400352 Captain Alexander George William ('Bill') Keys, the company commander; 1/8032 Lt John Colton ('Jack') Ward MC, OC 12 Platoon; 3/40086 Lt Richard Henry ('Dick') Battersby, OC 11 Platoon. Captain Keys was later knighted and became National President of the Returned Services League (RSL). (Donor I. Robertson)