020524
Photograph 020524 Second World War, 1939-1945In this room at the Australian Army Base Postal Unit (M.E.) in Cairo parcels were sorted into Unit bags and individually listed prior to despatch to the field.
020515 Accession Number: 020515
Description
Mail from the Forces in the Middle East, for delivery to Australia, being sorted into its classification at at the Australian Army Base Postal Unit (M.E.) in Cairo.
Details
Accession Number
020515
Photographer
Lieutenant Arthur John Faithfull
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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