020505 Accession Number: 020505

Description

VX31704 Corporal Warwick (Wally) Brownrigg and Lance Corporal Frank Smith of the 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion on the alert in the Tobruk front line area. The two soldiers in the background are identified only as "Chick” and “George”.

Details

Accession Number
020505
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative other
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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