089473 Accession Number: 089473

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Wounded in action on Skyes Feature, Sergeant G H Pope, (later awarded the DCM), C Company, 2/48th Infantry Battalion, (right), receives assistance to safety from Private J Higgins, (left).

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Accession Number
089473
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 May 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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