P02207.001 Accession Number: P02207.001

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Probably Sydney, 1946. Studio portrait of Captain Alexander George William ('Bill') Keys in full dress uniform. On his shoulder is the colour patch of the 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion. Captain Keys was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in Korea. He later became the long time National President of the Returned Services League and was knighted for his service to returned servicemen and women.

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Accession Number
P02207.001
Photographer
Samabula Photo Studio
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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