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Photograph 014271 Second World War, 1939-1945Types of fighting French soldiers of the Pacifique Battalion photographed near Derna as they paused for rest on their way to El Agheila.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LIBYA. FIGHTING FRENCH. TYPES OF FIGHTING FRENCH SOLDIERS OF THE PACIFIQUE BATTALION, PHOTOGRAPHED NEAR DERNA, AS THEY PAUSE FOR A "BOIL UP" ON THEIR WAY TO EL AGHEILA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
Types of fighting French soldiers of the Pacifique Battalion photographed near Derna as they paused for rest on their way to El Agheila.

LIBYA. VICTORY SIGNS. FIGHTING FRENCH GIVE THUMBS UP AND "V FOR VICTORY" SIGNS AS THEY CLUSTER ROUND A CAPTURED 88 MM GERMAN GUN NEAR DERNA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

Near Derna, Libya. Fighting French troops with a captured enemy gun near Derna. They are men from French colonies in the Pacific, and they trained at a camp in Liverpool, Sydney.

El Agheila, Cyrenaica, Libya. 7 December 1942. At meal time some airmen prefer to stand up provided they have something on which to put their mugs of tea. Squadrons have kept up with the advance and a

A BATTALION MARCHES PAST AT THEIR CAMP NEAR DAMASCUS. (FREE FRENCH). (NEGATIVE BY F HURLEY).

NEAR HAMMANA. THE BATTALION BUGLER OF THE 27TH PLAYING THE LAST POST AT SUN-DOWN AS THE TROOPS DISAPPEAR OVER THE HILL ON THEIR WAY BACK TO CAMP. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
