020791 Accession Number: 020791

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The Commanding Officer and Company Commanders of the 2/17th Infantry Battalion, Tobruk. From left to right: NX70327 Captain (Capt) Alexander Mackay Alison; NX12327 Capt John Douglas Grant; NX12329 Major John Walter Balfe; NX12224 Capt Henry Francis Windeyer; NX12298 Capt Lindsay Claude Brien; NX12212 Capt Cedric Herbert Wilson; NX378 Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) John Wilson Crawford, Commanding Officer (Accidentally killed 7 March 1943); NX70231 Lt Colin George Pitman.

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Accession Number
020791
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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