050039 Accession Number: 050039

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MEN OF 2/8 AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE AT CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE GRAVES OF THEIR COMRADES WHO DIED IN THE FIGHTING AROUND EL ALAMEIN. A JEWISH PADRE IS DEDICATING THE HEADSTONE ON THE GRAVE OF CAPTAIN J H SAMUELS, A REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICER OF 2/15 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 25 OCTOBER 1942.

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Accession Number
050039
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
17 November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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