MEC2519 Accession Number: MEC2519

Description

El Alamein, Egypt. 11 November 1943. Repatriated prisoners of war (POWs) of the 6th Division AIF, who were taken prisoner after the fall of Greece and Crete at the Alamein Cemetery on Armistice Day 1943.

Details

Accession Number
MEC2519
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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