020076 Accession Number: 020076

Description

A battery of four coastal guns below Wadi Auda, west of Tobruk. These guns were rendered unserviceable at the time of capture of Tobruk.

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Accession Number
020076
Photographer
John S Cumpston
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c April 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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