MEC2508 Accession Number: MEC2508

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El Alamein, Egypt. 11 November 1943. View of a typical AIF grave at the Alamein Cemetery taken on Armistice Day 1943.

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Accession Number
MEC2508
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Panatomic X
Measurement
Overall: 37.5 mm x 35 mm
Image: 36 mm x 24 mm
Date Made
11 November 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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