020954 Accession Number: 020954

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This soldier is only 15 years of age and was the youngest member of the Polish Brigade in Tobruk. His father was a former senator and was with another section of the Polish Army when this picture was taken. The boy, Sanoica Zbigniew, is behind a Bren gun mounted on its tripod.

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Accession Number
020954
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
16 October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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