Korea, c. 1950-10. Kneeling on the grass, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian ...

Korea, c. 1950-10. Kneeling on the grass, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), attend an open air church service conducted by a Roman Catholic chaplain. The padre, wearing a chasuble, is leaning over an altar set up in a makeshift shelter roofed with corrugated iron. Kneeling next to the priest is a soldier serving as an altar boy. In front of the altar, a slender tree trunk laid between two posts serves as a Communion rail.