MEC2512 Accession Number: MEC2512

Description

El Alamein, Egypt. 11 November 1943. The "convoy" arriving at Alamein Cemetery on Armistice Day 1943, when some two hundred repatriated AIF prisoners of war (POWs) from Germany paid homage to fallen comrades of the 9th Division in a special ceremony.

Details

Accession Number
MEC2512
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: 35 mm x 37.5 mm
Image: 24 mm x 36 mm
Date Made
11 November 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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