MEA0398 Accession Number: MEA0398

Description

Catania, Sicily, Italy. 1943. Padre R. (Bob) E. Davies RAAF with ground personnel of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF talk with the Sicilian civil police in the main square of the city. The civil police were appointed by the British Military authorities to supplement the Military Police in the captured town.

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Accession Number
MEA0398
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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