One of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), mortar platoon carriers (number ...

Accession Number HOBJ1737
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made North Korea
Date made c November 1950
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

One of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), mortar platoon carriers (number 891) strikes trouble in soft ground. Two unidentified soldiers (right) shorten the carrier's track to give a stronger purchase in the heavy going North Korean terrain, while two other soldiers watch. The soldier second from the left is possibly Aboriginal. Note the rifles lying on the ground.