051955 Accession Number: 051955

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VX34201 Sergeant John Kendall Bolitho of the 2nd Australian Ordnance Tank Depot, Workshop Section, cleaning out the barrel of an M6 37 mm gun of an M3A1 Stuart light tank. The legends on the wall indicate that the unit is occupying a commercial motor firm's premises.

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Accession Number
051955
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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