020484 Accession Number: 020484

Description

This member of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion found time to write a letter home from the front line, Tobruk.

Details

Accession Number
020484
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession 020484

More like this

020562

Photograph 020562 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

020563

Photograph 020563 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

020482

Photograph 020482 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

020494

Photograph 020494 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

020558

Photograph 020558 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

020493

Photograph 020493 Second World War, 1939-1945

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

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 24 June 2026 - 3.58 am