| Place | Asia: Korea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01813.738 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Robertson, Ian |
| Place made | Korea |
| Date made | March 1951 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An informal group portrait of the members of 6 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal ...
Description
An informal group portrait of the members of 6 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), seated beside a ploughed field. Back row, left to right: Leo Whitby ?; 23185 Private (Pte) William John 'Lofty' Portener; Corporal (Cpl) Larry Parks ?; 'Lofty' Wilton (probably either 2400314 Sergeant (Sgt) Eric Wilton or 23424 Pte Reginald John Wilton); 5400053 Cpl Frederick William (Fred) Bickley. Third row: 'Mick' Connolly; 38076 Sgt Alfred Thomas (Alf) Curnow; unidentified; 1400120 Pte Victor Bernard (Vic) Cundy; Dick Allen; 51196 Cpl Kenneth Robert (Ken) Ward; unidentified. Second row: 2400251 Pte Raymond 'Poddy' Calf; unidentified; unidentified; 28251 Pte Ronald Keith (Ron) Land; ? Williams; 22274 Jack Daniel Green. Front row: 'Psycho' Simpson (probably either 345319 Pte Leonard Keith Simpson or 3400108 Pte Norman Bruno Simpson or 31836 Pte Robert Wakefield Simpson); 345134 Pte Elwin James Simpson; R 'Pancho' Reader?; 240101 Lieutenant James (Jim) Hay-Archer 'Fizzer' Young, Platoon Commander (seated slightly raised); Sgt 1285 Sgt Reginald Stephen "Mick" Morris (also seated slightly raised); 5400049 Sgt Ray Norman Parry; 31457 Lance Corporal Kevin Leslie 'Joe the Ghost' Simms; 31531 Pte Sidney John (Sid) 'Lardhead' Reynolds. All of the soldiers are wearing pile caps and most have windproof jackets on. Some tents or hoochies are pitched under the trees on the slope behind the men. Part of another group can be seen at the left. (Donor I. Robertson)