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DERNA, LIBYA. INFORMAL PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN HONNER, COMMANDER OF C COMPANY, 2/11TH BATTALION (ALL WESTERN AUSTRALIANS), WHICH ADVANCED UPON THE AERODROME AT DERNA AND CAPTURED IT IN SPITE OF A HEAVY DEFENCE AND THE ABSENCE OF COVER.
Benina, Cyrenaica, Libya. 6 January 1942. Benina, main airfield of Benghazi, receives a raid from heavy bomber aircraft of the Allied Air Forces. Large calibre bombs rained down upon the aerodrome bur
Derna, Libya. Captain Patterson of Sydney and now of the Light Aid Detachment. This unit has been having a great time recently fixing up the captured Italian tanks so that the Australians could use th
Derna, Libya. A hurried conference of the 2/11 H.Q. during the action against Derna. Left to right: Signalman Evans, Captain Shanahan, Colonel Louch, and Major Heagney, all from WA. (Negative by D. Pa
DERNA, LIBYA. RUGGED UP IN GREATCOATS AND CAPS AS PROTECTION AGAINST THE COLD, A CONFERENCE AT BATTERY H.Q. BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE ARTILLERY ATTACK ON DERNA. MAJOR PETERS, BATTERY COMMANDER, AND CA
DERNA, LIBYA. 1941-01. TROOPS OF 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION MOVE ACROSS THE FLAT BARE PLAIN DURING THE ADVANCE ON THE ITALIAN HELD TOWN OF DERNA. THEY WERE EXPOSED TO HEAVY FIRE FROM A STRON
Derna, Libya. LT. A. F. MCROBBIE OF C COMPANY, 2/11 BATTALION, FROM WA, DOES SOME COOKING AFTER THE TROOPS HAD OCCUPIED DERNA.
