Following army tradition, 2 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) enlisted men were ...

Accession Number HOBJ4817
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Korea: 38th Parallel
Date made 25 December 1953
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

Following army tradition, 2 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) enlisted men were served Christmas dinner by their non commissioned officers (NCO). A well laid placement for each soldier has been prepared, including an intial bottle of beer per man. Christmas decorations and festive signs decorate the mess. An unidentified Australian (right) laughs with two smiling South Korean Augmentation Troops Commonwealth (KATCOM), atttached to 2RAR, who shared the meal.

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