021013 Accession Number: 021013

Description

Informal portrait of VX46983 Brigadier Raymond Walter Tovell, DSO (later awarded CBE and Bar to DSO) on the left, chatting with VX14840 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Allan Spowers, DSO, Commanding Officer of the 2/24th Infantry Battalion (later awarded bar to DSO and promoted to Colonel).

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Accession Number
021013
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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