021156 Accession Number: 021156

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Men of the 9th Division disembarking at a Middle East port. They had just been evacuated from Tobruk by units of the Royal Navy . Identified is SSX7613 Lance Corporal (later, Corporal) Jack Eunson Champion, 2/48th Battalion of Echunga, SA, (right centre) with a dog perched on his backpack. See also 021160.

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Accession Number
021156
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c October 1941
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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