AWM HOB/56/0296/MC

Four young men are shirtless and wearing army shorts and some army hats as they crouch on the grass in front of some buildings with tall trees in the background and operate a large 1950s wireless set.
Signallers from B troop, 105th Field Battery at Kedah, Malaya, in January 1956. They are using a Number 19 wireless set to communicate with their battery headquarters during the Malayan Emergency. The 105th Field Battery was raised specifically for service in Malaya when the Australian Government decided to commit ground troops to the conflict. AWM HOB/56/0296/MC
Source
AWM HOB/56/0296/MC
Date made
c January 1956
Place made
Kedah, Malaya
Creator
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Malayan Emergency 1948-1960