005901 Accession Number: 005901

Description

Three soldiers of A Company, 2/9 Field Ambulance, 8th Division speaking with a British Army officer (left) on the wharf after disembarking from the troop transport Queen Mary which had brought them from Australia. Identified left to right: unidentified officer; VX28627 Private (Pte) F David Hales (later Prisoner of War); VX29830 Pte Donald G Smart (later a member of Mission 204 (Tulip Force) who were selected to command and train Chinese Battalions; VX29886 Pte Robert J Robinson.

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Accession Number
005901
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
18 February 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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