110962 Accession Number: 110962

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Members of the 7th Division drinking tea at the Salvation Army - Australian Comforts Fund tent at the corner of vasey Highway and Valley Road. VX17580 Raymond John McKay, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, is possibly the soldier sitting beside the left wheel (second from right) drinking from a condensed milk can.

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Accession Number
110962
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
7 July 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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