020779 Accession Number: 020779

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A small patrol from the 2/13th Infantry Battalion waiting in a tank ditch for a favourable opportunity to go further into “NO MAN’S LAND” near Tobruk.

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Accession Number
020779
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
8 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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