| Place | Asia: Korea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01813.734 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Robertson, Ian |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Korea, c. 1951-03. Informal group portrait of the cooks of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal ...
Description
Korea, c. 1951-03. Informal group portrait of the cooks of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), together with the Officer Commanding C Company, 2/40097 Captain Sverre Witzo ('Fred') Ness (standing in slouch hat, centre), and a Korean boy mascot (front). The group is posing with some of the cooks' equipment in front of a Korean thatched cottage. At left are some metal dixies and a field stove with a flue rising from it, and at right two 44-gallon drums, a bucket and a cylinder of petrol for heating the stove. In contrast to the correct army dress of the senior officer, most of the cooks are wearing fur-lined windproof jackets and an assortment of headgear, including pile caps, slouch hats, a beanie and a cap. (Donor I. Robertson)