P00561.007 Accession Number: P00561.007

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Sydney, NSW. C. 1943-07-04. Chaplain Peter Bissett of Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, reads the scripture lesson during the Memorial Day Service at Rookwood Cemetery, where many American servicemen who died as a result of the early campaigns in the southwest Pacific lie buried.

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Accession Number
P00561.007
Photographer
Australian News And Information Bureau
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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