MEB0064 Accession Number: MEB0064

Description

Gambut, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. 30 November 1943. Members of No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF playing a card game of poker in the Sergeant's mess on their desert airfield while relaxing between anti-submarine patrols.

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Accession Number
MEB0064
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 30 November 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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