108274 Accession Number: 108274

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MOROTAI, 1945-05-18. SAPPER E.C. OVER, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE CANTEEN, 2/10 PORT OPERATING COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE) (4) ISSUING SUPPLIES OF VE DAY (1945-05-08) BEER TO CORPORAL A.L. KILLEEN (1), SAPPER R.W. WINCHESTER (2) AND SERGEANT J. HEENAN (3) TO CELEBRATE THE VICTORY IN EUROPE.

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Accession Number
108274
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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