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Photograph 020562 Second World War, 1939-1945Private “Chick” Bridge of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion finding time for a shave in the front line at Tobruk.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This member of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion found time to write a letter home from the front line, Tobruk.
Private “Chick” Bridge of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion finding time for a shave in the front line at Tobruk.

Private “Chick” Bridge of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion finding time for a shave in the front line at Tobruk.

Men of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion having lunch in a wadi near the front line, Tobruk.

Even in the front line Australian soldiers shave every day, if possible, and this member of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion is no exception.

VX26227 Private (later Corporal) George Edward Jeffs, (killed in action, New Guinea, 17 November 1943) of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion beside his Bren light machine gun in the front line sector, Tobr

A hammock swung between two piles of rocks and sandbags was the temporary home for this member of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion.
