Accession Number | HOB/56/0480/MC |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
Place made | Malaya: Perak |
Date made | 24 May 1956 |
Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Troops of D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), leaving the open ...
Description
Troops of D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), leaving the open lallang grass area for the jungle, whilst on an eight day patrol during Operation Shark North. Although the standard web equipment issued in Malaya was 1944 pattern, the two soldiers in the rear are carrying non issue packs because of their enhanced carrying capacity. The lack of packs on the remainder of the group might indicate that this element could be a small escort patrol sent out from their platoon's temporary base not far from the roadhead, to bring in two reinforcement soldiers - the two rear soldiers. The rearmost soldier (foreground) is armed with a Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle carbine.