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Photograph 002470 Second World War, 1939-1945Troops of units of the Second AIF waving farewell after embarking on a troopship bound for the Middle East.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Troops of units of the Second AIF waving farewell after embarking on a troopship bound for the Middle East.
Troops of units of the Second AIF waving farewell after embarking on a troopship bound for the Middle East.

Soldiers waving farewell before embarking at Melbourne on the troopship Empress of Canada which joined the Queen Mary and several other ships to form a convoy carrying Australian and New Zealand troop

Soldiers waving farewell before embarking at Melbourne on the troopship Empress of Canada which joined the Queen Mary and several other ships to form a convoy carrying Australian and New Zealand troop

A group of diggers waving farewell as the troopship departs on its voyage to the Middle East.

6th Division AIF troops waving from the windows of a troop-train carraige on a wharf prior to embarking for service in the Middle East. Note the farewell messages, "Berlin or Bust", "Here We Come Adol

Members of a unit of Headquarters, 1 Australian Corps receiving gifts from the Australian Comforts Fund after embarking on a troopship bound for the Middle East.
