MEC0751
Photograph MEC0751 Second World War, 1939-1945Gambut, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. April 1943. Ground crew members of No. 454 Squadron RAAF bombing up a Martin Baltimore aircraft prior to an operation.
J02231 Accession Number: J02231
Description
A well at Khalassa which was destroyed by the Turks, rebuilt and worked by Australian Engineers. Identified from left to right: 2794 Sapper Emanuel Henry Loftus; Lance Corporal Strang; and 429 Lance Corporal Valentine Finch, all of the 1st Field Squadron Australian Engineers.
Details
Accession Number
J02231
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Image: 1 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor E S Claydon
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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