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Photograph 020963 Second World War, 1939-1945A Polish Chaplain, Padre Nowak, conducting a church service in a sheltered wadi in Tobruk.

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A Polish Chaplain, Padre Nowak, conducting a church service in a sheltered wadi in Tobruk.
A Polish Chaplain, Padre Nowak, conducting a church service in a sheltered wadi in Tobruk.

Padre Nowak, Chaplain to the Polish Brigade in Tobruk, made a practice of visiting all positions held by Polish troops. Here he is conducting mass for the crew of a 25 pounder gun.

Padre Nowak, Chaplain to the Polish Brigade in Tobruk, made a practice of visiting all positions held by Polish troops. Here he is conducting mass for the crew of a 25 pounder gun.

Padre Nowak, Chaplain to the Polish Brigade in Tobruk, made a practice of visiting all positions held by Polish troops. Here he is conducting mass for the crew of a 25 pounder gun.

Padre Nowak, Chaplain to the Polish Brigade in Tobruk, made a practice of visiting all positions held by Polish troops. Here he is conducting mass for the crew of a 25 pounder gun.

With the rocks as an altar Polish chaplain, Padre Nowak, conducts a service in the open air at Tobruk.
