045105 Accession Number: 045105

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The grave in the Middle East of NX15705 Corporal John Hurst Edmondson VC, 2/17 Infantry Battalion AIF, who died on 14 April 1941 from wounds received the previous day during an attack against a German strongpoint near the El Adem road to Tobruk.

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Accession Number
045105
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 2 7/16 in x 2 15/16 in
Image: 1 in x 1 1/2 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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