Accession Number | HOBJ1737 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
One of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), mortar platoon carriers (number ...
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.