P02242.002 Accession Number: P02242.002

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Abu Ghosh, Palestine. 1941-12-8. Group portrait of AIF senior officers, French and Polish clergy and the majority of the Roman Catholic chaplains posted to AIF units in the Middle East, in the courtyard of L'Eglise Medieval de Quariah el Enab. Left to right, front row: Colonel (Col) ?, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC); Col Harry Furnell, Col Pulver, Pere (Father) Alexandre, VX46983 Brigadier Raymond W. Tovell, Commanding Officer of the 26th Brigade AIF; unknown Polish refugee Bishop, Brigadier Chapman; Pere Raphael, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Legge, Lt Col Hurley and Lt Col Watson. Lt Col J. W. Crawford, Commanding Officer of the 2/17th Battalion, is standing immediately behind Brigadier Tovell. Immediately behind Crawford is Chaplain Ellis (wearing glasses). Mrs Kenyon, who designed the church altar, is standing second row, seven from left. The remaining chaplains are unidentified. (Donor A. Tovell)

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Accession Number
P02242.002
Photographer
C Raad
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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