020559 Accession Number: 020559

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VX26227 Private (later Corporal) George Edward Jeffs, (killed in action, New Guinea, 17 November 1943) of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion manning a machine gun post in a forward section, Tobruk.

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Accession Number
020559
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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