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Photograph 020970 Second World War, 1939-1945A 25 pounder field gun being loaded by a Polish soldier in a reserve position in Tobruk.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Polish infantrymen manning a Bren gun in a reserve position in Tobruk.
A 25 pounder field gun being loaded by a Polish soldier in a reserve position in Tobruk.

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

A Polish infantryman taking aim with a tank attack rifle in a reserve position in Tobruk.

These Polish soldiers in a reserve position at Tobruk were quite accustomed to handling the British mortar.

These Polish soldiers in a reserve position at Tobruk were quite accustomed to handling the British mortar.

SOLDIERS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION CHATTING WITH POLISH SOLDIERS WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER A BREN GUN POST. THE POLES HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED IN TOBRUK.
