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PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. A MEMBER OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION PRODUCES EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF HIS COMMANDING OFFICER'S REBUTTAL OF THE CLAIM BY THE LONDON "TIMES" THAT THE TIN HAT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. DRIVER W. MCGILLIVRAY POINTS OUT THE DENT IN HIS TIN HAT MADE BY SHRAPNEL JUST BEHIND RUIN RIDGE, NEAR EL ALAMEIN, ON THE FATEFUL NIGHT OF 1942-07-26 TO 1942-07-27.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. PRIVATE R.A. HEAPERMAN OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION EXHIBITS HIS TIN HAT SHOWING THE DENTS IN IT MADE BY SHRAPNEL AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM A BREN GUN CARRIER ON THE
LANCE-CORPORAL Lawrence David BRIDGEMAN OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION POINTS TO A HOLE MADE IN HIS TIN HAT BY A SHELL SPLINTER AT EL ALAMEIN. THE MEMBERS OF HIS BATTALION ARE ENTHUSIASTIC IN T
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. CORPORAL S. KING OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION POINTS TO A DENT IN HIS TIN HAT MADE BY SHRAPNEL FROM A SHELL THAT BURST ABOUT 15 TO 20 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE CARRI
PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. GROUP OF MEMBERS OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WHO OWE THEIR LIVES TO THE TIN HATS THEY ARE WEARING. THE DAMAGE TO SOME CAN BE SEEN. THESE MEN STRONGLY SUPPORT TH
PERTH, WA. 1943-03-24. GROUP OF CARRIER AND MOTOR TRANSPORT PERSONNEL OF 2/28TH BATTALION WHO WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON AND BEHIND THE MINEFIELD AT RUIN (EL MITEIRIYA) RIDGE, NEAR EL ALAMEIN, ON THE FA
PERTH, WA. 1943-03-24. GROUP OF CARRIER AND MOTOR TRANSPORT PERSONNEL OF 2/28TH BATTALION WHO WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON AND BEHIND THE MINEFIELD AT RUIN (EL MITEIRIYA) RIDGE, NEAR EL ALAMEIN, ON THE FA
