020696 Accession Number: 020696

Description

Ern O’Brien of Mackay, Queensland, manning a bren gun through a slit in a concrete post looking out to sea. He is a member of the 9th Division Army Service Corps which was employed as infantrymen on the east coast perimeter of Tobruk.

Details

Accession Number

020696

Photographer

Lieutenant Thomas Fisher

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

25 September 1941

Place Made

Tobruk

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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