P02242.011 Accession Number: P02242.011

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Lieutenant Joseph (Jock) Cudlipp, Headquarters (HQ) Group 26th Brigade, drying himself with a towel after his early morning shave and wash. He appears to be holding a small hand mirror. The dugout at left that has been roofed with corrugated iron and weighed down with rocks. Captain Cudlipp, later B Company commander, 2/23 Battalion, was killed in action in New Guinea on 18 November 1943 when hit and killed by enemy mortar fire.

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Accession Number
P02242.011
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor A. Tovell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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