020781 Accession Number: 020781

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On the alert for signs of booby traps and mines this patrol from the 2/13th Infantry Battalion moved cautiously across this tank ditch in the area near Tobruk.

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Accession Number
020781
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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