Photograph album related to NX163744 Gunner Thomas Sachs Accession Number: AWM2019.798.3

Description

Album of 82 pages (including inside covers) containing 96 photographs related to the service of NX163744 Gunner (Gnr) Thomas Sachs, 2/1 Field Regiment. The images include group portraits, travel and military actions in Wewak during 1945. One page is dedicated to graves of Australian soldiers killed during United States of American actions in Papua New Guinea. The album includes some captioning.

This album is part of a wider collection of objects related to the service of the Sachs brothers during the Second World War; NX9629 Lieutenant (Lt) John Fritz Sachs MM, NX163744 Gnr Thomas Sachs and NX10979 Gnr Peter Sachs.

Details

Accession Number
AWM2019.798.3
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Album
Measurement
Overall - closed: 25.5 cm x 33 cm x 2.5 cm
Date Made
1941-1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
96
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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