044917
Photograph 044917 Second World War, 1939-1945RMS ORONTES ALONGSIDE AT PORT SAID ON 17TH DECEMBER 1939 WHILST EN ROUTE TO ENGLAND CARRYING A CONTINGENT OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF PERSONNEL. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.
044919 Accession Number: 044919
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A NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF CONTINGENT TRAVELLING FROM AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND DISEMBARKED ON 22ND DECEMBER 1939 FROM RMS ORONTES AT MARSEILLES. THEY THEN ENTRAINED FOR CHERBOURG WHERE THEY EMBARKED ON SS DUKE OF ARGYLL FOR SOUTHAMPTON. THE JOURNEY TO THEIR BASE AT PEMBROKE DOCK WAS COMPLETED BY TRAIN ARRIVING ON 26TH DECEMBER 1939. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS RMS ORONTES ALONGSIDE AT MARSEILLES DURING DISEMBARKATION. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.
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044919
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Support: Nitrate
Format: 120 (roll film)
Format: 120 (roll film)
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