NWA0655
Photograph NWA0655 Second World War, 1939-1945Darwin area, NT. 1944-10. RAAF trainee guards assemble for a final bayonet charge and await the order to move at a training camp in the North-West Area.
NWA0662 Accession Number: NWA0662
Description
Darwin area, NT. 1944-10. RAAF trainee guards give their rifles a final clean prior to moving out on a training exercise at a RAAF training camp in the North-West Area.
Details
Accession Number
NWA0662
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
October 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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