| Accession Number | P03874.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Place made | Korea: Pakchon |
| Date made | November 1950 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of two soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) ...
Description
Informal portrait of two soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) with the Taeryong River behind them just prior to the major Chinese offensive that would drive the United Nations forces from North Korea and capture Seoul. Left to right: 2/400030 (NX204932) Private (Pte) Robert (Bob) Parker, Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson's personal dispatch rider, who was captured by the Chinese during the battalion's withdrawal after Kapyong near Cheryong-Ni on 24 April 1951 and held as a prisoner of war (POW) in North Korea until the end of the war; and, 2/1002 Pte Allan (Darkie) Dickens who was later accidentally killed, possibly in a tent fire, on 21 March 1952.