131136 Accession Number: 131136

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1946-08-22. PRIVATE FRANK JOHN PARTRIDGE VC, A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORY CONTINGENT, IS GREETED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AFTER DISEMBARKING FROM HMAS SHROPSHIRE. LEFT TO RIGHT: MR M. DALY; MRS MCGREGOR AND DAUGHTER; PRIVATE PARTRIDGE AND MRS PICOT. (THESE FOLK ARE ALL RELATIVES OF MEMBERS AND EX-MEMBERS OF PARTRIDGE'S UNIT.

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131136
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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