P01663.057 Accession Number: P01663.057

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KUWAIT, 1991-03-02. LIEUTENANT (LT) ANTHONY MCWATTERS, ROYAL CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RAEME), WITH PERSONAL EQUIPMENT CAPTURED FROM IRAQI SOLDIERS DURING THE GULF WAR. THE EQUIPMENT INCLUDES TWO AK47 RIFLES, A HEAVY MACHINE GUN, GRENADES, A MAP AND CASE, A WHITE SURRENDER FLAG AND AN IRAQI SOLDIER'S SCRAPBOOK CONTAINING A PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF SADDAM HUSSEIN. LT MCWATTERS WAS ON AN OVERSEAS POSTING WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, SERVING AS SECOND-IN-COMMAND OF ARMOURED WORKSHOP FORWARD REPAIR GROUP 6 (FRG6), 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE.

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P01663.057
Photographer
Anthony J McWatters
Classification
Photograph
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Colour: Colour
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Whole
Item Count
1
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