017569 Accession Number: 017569

Description

At Sea, New Guinea. On HMAS Warramunga Able Seaman (AB) Joe Welch of Maroubra, NSW, AB David Jenkins of Goulburn, NSW, and AB Bill Forsyth of Armidale, NSW, playing cards while washing dries.

Details

Accession Number
017569
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 September 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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