The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Italian prisoners of war (POWs) are marched along the harbour wharf prior to embarkation on the ship in the foreground. Note the destroyed Italian ships in the background. The view is as seen looking up towards the cage where the prisoners of war were housed. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)
A soldier crouches in the entrance to a dugout where members of 2/2nd Battalion fought in the assault on Tobruk. The dugout is surrounded by piles of provisions and equipment as well as rocks. Note in
A motor cyclist rides along the exit road of the wharf area beside the harbour where members of 2/2nd Battalion were stationed. Some of the officers, including NX239 Lieutenant Bruce Brock, were bille
Twin barrel Armstrong 120mm/45 (4.7-inch) naval guns, part of the Tobruk coastal defences, captured from the Italians by members of 2/2nd Battalion. Note the cage in the background where prisoners of
Cape Town, South Africa. 1900. Elevated view looking down from a hill top over a herd of grazing cattle, the buildings of the town and ships in the harbour in the background. (Original stereocard hous
Bardia. 1941-01-03. Pile of provisions and clothing on the ground after an Italian Quartermaster Store was destroyed by the Allies. Note the soldier in the background, possibly from 2/2nd Battalion, w
Italian Marines serving with the Unified Task Force in Somalia (UNITAF) in Italian trucks (MM 293SP and MM 054ME) during a patrol of the city streets. Note the extensively damaged buildings in the bac
