OG1835 Accession Number: OG1835

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AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN OF NO. 3 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF WATCHED ONE OF LEYTE ISLAND'S NATIONAL SPORTS, COCK FIGHTING, AND LATER EXAMINED THE CONTESTANTS. HERE LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) W. CROMPTON, BALLARAT, VIC, IS EXAMINING A BIRD, WATCHED BY LEFT TO RIGHT: FLYING OFFICER W. H. S. MCGLASHAN, TAREE, NSW; SERGEANT (SGT) F. BADENHOPE, BALLARAT, VIC; LAC A. SHAPTLA, SYDNEY, NSW; LAC S. CUNNEEN, SYDNEY, NSW; CORPORAL L. CRAWFORD, OSBORN PARK, WA; SGT H. G. PRITTIE, WEST COBURG, VIC.

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Accession Number
OG1835
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
2 December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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