050916 Accession Number: 050916

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The Honourable Francis Michael Forde, Minister for the Army, watching tanks of 2/7 Australian Armoured Regiment deploy during exercises. VX20321 Major General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson CBE, DSO General Officer Commanding 1st Australian Armoured Division, is with Mr Forde while Lieutenant Colonel Robert Myles Wright, Officer Commanding 2/7 Australian Armoured Regiment, is on the left.

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Accession Number
050916
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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