020508 Accession Number: 020508

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An armourer of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion repairing a captured Italian 6.5mm Breda Model 1924 light machine gun which was later used in the front line.

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Accession Number
020508
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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