NZ gun crew in Korea

New Zealand gun crew in action in Korea, 1 April 1952. Left to right: Gnr Peter Jansen of Pahiatua; Gnr John Braithwaite, Palmerston North; and Gnr Sam Gilbert of Samoa.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: K00976 F
Photographer: Ian Mackley
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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NZ gun crew in Korea, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/nz-gun-crew-korea, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Aug-2014

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Anonymous Posted: 25 Oct 2008

the 1st contingent of 16th field were classed as the worst equiped troops that ever left nz.
arrived Pusan-no signal wire told to flog it,first winter at times 30-40 below nz winter gear only.soles of boots fell off tied up with string or what ever, issued with yank summer sleeping bags run out of ammo. issued with badly rusted shells and mouldy cordite

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Phil Braithwaite Posted: 7 May 2011

The caption to go with this photograph reads:
"Gun crew goes into action.
Laying is Gnr John Braithwaite, Palmerston North; ramming is Gnr Sam Gilbert of Samoa;
loading is Gnr Peter Jansen of Pahiatua".
Photograph taken in Korea, 1 April 1952, by Ian Mackley.

This is the Charlie 3 gun...that's my dad - John Braithwaite, gun layer - sitting at the sights, wearing the white belt.
This picture was used by NZ Post in 2009, as part of its Anzac stamp series.

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