030386/03 Accession Number: 030386/03

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Mersa Matruh, Libya. March 1941. Members of the 18th Australian Infantry Brigade setting out for Giarabub from Mersa Matruh on 15 and 16 March 1941. A few of the men are smoking cigarettes.

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Accession Number
030386/03
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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