| Accession Number | MELJ1082 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Meldrum, Donald Albert (Tim) |
| Place made | Korea: 38th Parallel |
| Date made | 30 September 1955 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) are preparing to face sub ...
Description
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) are preparing to face sub zero winter temperatures. Trying on a combat cap, part of one hundred pounds' worth of special cold and wet weather kit being issued to each man, is Private (Pte) G C Smith (left), of Coraki, NSW. Pte Smith is a cook Headquarters Company. Looking on is 28134 Pte John James Kershaw, of Canberra, ACT. (Pte C G Smith is probably 24720 Cecil George Smith.