020487 Accession Number: 020487

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An English soldier in the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion area in Tobruk posed for this photograph.

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Accession Number
020487
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

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