MEA1757 Accession Number: MEA1757

Description

San Angelo, Italy. c. May 1944. The cooks serving with the Desert Harassers of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF in Italy have a reputation for knowing their job. Seen here delivering the goods to the Officers' Mess is Sergeant (Sgt) Dick Archer. Assisting him is the steward, Sgt Arthur Mathews. The cooks are working from a mobile field kitchen.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1757
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c May 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1757

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