011303/27 Accession Number: 011303/27

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Malaya. Stacks of letters arrived for AIF troops in a mail delivery to a forward area. Two soldiers forget the proximity of the enemy as they read letters from home.

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Accession Number
011303/27
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Date Made
c January 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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