| Accession Number | CUN/61/0423/MC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Cunneen, William James |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | April 1961 |
| Conflict |
Period 1960-1969 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) L Thompson (left), of Nedlands, WA, Deputy Commander, 1st Battalion, ...
Description
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) L Thompson (left), of Nedlands, WA, Deputy Commander, 1st Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment , is a member of the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) and is one of five CMF officers completing a two week tour of operational areas in Northern Malaya. Lt Col Thompson is getting a lesson in jungle tracking from an unidentified Iban tracker (centre) of the Sarawak Rangers who is attached to 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). 5/410739 Private (Pte) Arthur E Jackson (right), aged 22, of Kalgoorlie, WA, 1RAR, looks on. The Iban tracker is armed with a 7.62mm L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR) and Pte Jackson is armed with a 9mm Owen machine carbine.