020499 Accession Number: 020499

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Two members of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion eating a hasty lunch in a small rock cave in a forward area of Tobruk.

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Accession Number
020499
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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