| Accession Number | HOBJ4902 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Korea: 38th Parallel |
| Date made | 16 March 1954 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Colin (Blue) Broadhurst, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian ...
Description
Informal portrait of Private (Pte) Colin (Blue) Broadhurst, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), of Dorrigo, NSW, lighting a cigarette during a break. Pte Broadhurst joined the Army in July 1952 as a gunner and later transferred from the artillery to the infantry so that he could come to Korea. Ne is wearing a steel helmet covered with camouflage netting.