061364 Accession Number: 061364

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Portrait of SX7089 Sergeant W. H. Kibby VC, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, killed in action 1942-10-31, at El Alamein, Libya. Sergeant Kibby was awarded the Victoria Cross for valour and self-sacrifice in operations in North Africa.

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Accession Number
061364
Photographer
Francis Joseph Nestor
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c.1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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