| Accession Number | HOBJ4909 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Korea: 38th Parallel |
| Date made | 16 March 1954 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Corporal (Cpl) Keith Johnson, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), 22, wearing a ...
Description
Corporal (Cpl) Keith Johnson, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), 22, wearing a steel helmet covered with camouflage netting and laying prone behind his .303 Bren light machine gun. Three years ago Cpl Johnson joined the 42nd Infantry Battalion, Citizen Military Force (CMF) and after nine months transferred to a machine gun unit. In 1952 he joined the Regular Army and was posted to RAR in Korea last August.