HOB/56/0645/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0645/MC

Description

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wells, KBE, CB, DSO, Chief of the General Staff Australian Army (walking third from right) and his entourage inspecting the Sandycroft Leave Centre on Penang Island, where many Australian soldiers spend time when they're not patrolling through the jungles on the mainland. There are two unidentified soldiers sitting on a bench in the foreground, relaxing and enjoying the water views.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0645/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession HOB/56/0645/MC

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