089446
Photograph 089446 Second World War, 1939-1945TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-05. TROOPER R.C. DONNELLEY, (1), AND CORPORAL C.C. DONNELLEY, (2), MEMBERS OF THE 2/4 COMMANDO REGIMENT, CROUCHING IN A FOXHOLE TO AVOID SNIPER FIRE.
089445 Accession Number: 089445
Description
Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-05. NX26321 Corporal R. Lawrence, 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion, AIF, crossing an open space towards a small bridge to deliver a message to Captain Page of the 2/4th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron, AIF. The area was under occasional machine gun and sniper fire from the Japanese.
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Accession Number
089445
Photographer
Robert Eric Donaldson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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