007636 Accession Number: 007636

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WITH PIECES OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS AT HIS FEET, A NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER COLLECTS SOUVENIRS (INCLUDING A GERMAN HELMET) OF A SUCCESSFUL ACTION IN GREECE. HIS UNIT SHOT DOWN A GERMAN PLANE (LEFT) WITH BREN GUNS. NEW ZEALAND TROOPS FOUGHT WITH SUPERB COURAGE IN THE GREEK MOUNTAIN PASSES. (PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGE SILK)

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Accession Number
007636
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
16 April 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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