122088 Accession Number: 122088

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8th Division ex- prisoners of war on the deck of the Highland Chieftain after she berthed. VX47533 Corporal Thomas Henry Fagan and VX57435 Driver John Charles Davon of 105 Transport Company AASC with NX56106 Private George Morris Donaldson of the 2/19th Battalion. All are amputees; the middle soldier displays his prosthetic leg, probably constructed in a prison camp.

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Accession Number
122088
Photographer
Corporal Ernest Mervyn McQuillan OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 October 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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