P00565.006.003 Accession Number: P00565.006.003

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COCOS ISLANDS, 1914-11. MEMBER OF THE GERMAN LANDING-PARTY FROM S.M.S. EMDEN UNABLE TO REJOIN HIS SHIP AFTER ITS LOSS IN BATTLE TO THE HMAS SYDNEY, SITS ON THE BEACH WITH HIS MACHINE GUN.

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P00565.006.003

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Photograph

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Print

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Colour: Black & white

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Child

Item Count

1

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Copyright expired - public domain

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