051104 Accession Number: 051104

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General view of portion of 414th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Station, 13th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, showing the layout of the predictor (foreground), the command post (centre), and the height and range finder (background). The muzzle of one of the 3.7 inch guns may be seen protruding from the camouflaged gun position in the background. Included in the picture are predictor position gunner V J Turner; Lance Bombardier (Bdr) G B Foster; Sergeant (Sgt) M H Gibbons and Bdr L A Almond. In command post: Lieutenant G Propsting (right); and Sgt L A Giblin and at range finder: Bdr V M Cato.

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Accession Number
051104
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 April 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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