MEC2502 Accession Number: MEC2502

Description

El Alamein, Egypt. 11 November 1943. The cemetery at El Alamein as it looked on Armistice Day 1943. The special wreath fashioned from sprays of gum leaves which was donated by the Australian people in honour of the AIF who fell in the Battle of Alamein can be seen in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
MEC2502
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Panatomic X
Date Made
11 November 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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