030420 Accession Number: 030420

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His Excellency, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma KG PC GCIE GCVO MVO KCB CB DSO, Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, chatting with a member of the Australian and New Zealand Coronation Contingent during this inspection of the unit aboard the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney, while en route to England for the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Behind Viscount Mountbatten can be seen NX376 Brigadier D. A. Whitehead CBE DSO MC ED, Commanding Officer of the Contingent.

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Accession Number
030420
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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