020170 Accession Number: 020170

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The Salvation Army did wonderful work during the strenuous days of Tobruk. Here is a picture of the Red Shield hut in the town. Shown are, (left to right) VX48227 Driver Charles Timothy Jury and VX27774 Private Graham William Henry Harris, both of Headquarters, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade; Unknown; Major Mawson, Salvation Army; Unknown.

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Accession Number
020170
Photographer
John S Cumpston
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
28 May 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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