| Accession Number | HOB/56/0260/MC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Malaya: Kedah |
| Date made | January 1956 |
| Conflict |
Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Groups of soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), standing ...
Description
Groups of soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), standing by, ready to travel by convoy to a new position in the jungle of Southern Kedah. In the centre, is a quarter ton truck (Jeep), with the Australian Army Registration Number 34675. It is equipped with a Number 62 radio set and is towing a covered Number 4 Jeep trailer. There is a GMC, CCKW-353 two and a half ton truck on the left, which the soldiers will travel in. Some of the soldiers are armed with Number 5, Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), jungle carbines. The crate on the right contains large wooden tent pegs.