P02038.136 Accession Number: P02038.136

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El Alamein, Egypt. c.1942-07. The body of a dead Italian soldier lies on the ground in front of an Italian machine gun in the Western Desert. The photograph was obtained by a member of 2/2nd Battalion after the Battle of El Alamein. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P02038.136
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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