MEA0470 Accession Number: MEA0470

Description

Agnone, Sicily, Italy. 1943. Pilot Officer S. Youl of Melbourne, Vic, a member of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, sits on his camp stretcher at his makeshift camp to write up his log book. Note the jerry can in the left foreground.

Details

Accession Number
MEA0470
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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