100640A Accession Number: 100640A

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Portrait of Private Percival Eric Gratwick VC, 2/48th Infantry Battalion. He was awarded the Victoria Vross posthumously for action at Miteiriya Ridge, Western Desert, on 1942-10-25 to 1942-10-26.

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Accession Number
100640A
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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