020459 Accession Number: 020459

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Relieved after months of grim fighting in the defense of Tobruk, these Australian soldiers are shown disembarking in Alexandria from a ship of the Royal Navy.

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Accession Number
020459
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
27 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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