| Accession Number | MELJ0332 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Meldrum, Donald Albert (Tim) |
| Place made | Korea |
| Date made | c 9 August 1954 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), which is with 1 Commonwealth Division in ...
Description
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), which is with 1 Commonwealth Division in Korea, recently opened a school to train NCOs. Here some of the first students to attend the course are having a lesson on the Bren gun. Lying behind the guns are 13128 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Bernard Vincent Corrigan (left) of Ascot, Qld, and L Cpl Ron Nelson of Lakemba, NSW. L Cpl Corrigan has been in Korea for eight months as a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), and L Cpl Nelson arrived with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) four months ago. Behind them is instructor-student 6845 Corporal (Cpl) Rex William Murfet of Launceston Tasmania. Cpl Murfet is attached to Headquarters, 28 British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade.