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1941. RUSSIANS CAPTURED BY GERMAN ARMY IN 1941. PHOTO WAS ACQUIRED BY W.A. PRIVATE JACK DAVIS WHO ESCAPED, WAS RECAPTURED AND WHO THEN GAVE THE PHOTO TO ALEC M. CONNOR, 2/15TH BATTALION, WHO HID IT IN THE COVER OF A SMALL NOTEBOOK FOR SECURITY. IN 1945 WHILST RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA ON THE "STIRLING CASTLE", CONNOR MET DAVIS AND GAVE BACK THE PHOTO. DAVIS SENT THIS COPY TO CONNOR IN 1946. (DONOR A. CONNOR)
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Accession Number
P00092.094
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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