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Photograph 021158 Second World War, 1939-1945The scene on the wharf after men of the 9th Division landed at a Middle Eastern port after their evacuation from Tobruk by units of the Royal Navy.

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The scene on the wharf after men of the 9th Division landed at a Middle Eastern port after their evacuation from Tobruk.
The scene on the wharf after men of the 9th Division landed at a Middle Eastern port after their evacuation from Tobruk by units of the Royal Navy.

A sleep in the sunshine was the reward for these Australians of the 9th Division during their evacuation from Tobruk to other Middle Eastern ports by units of the Royal Navy.

FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA. 1943-02-18. RETURN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. SCENE ON THE WHARF AT FREMANTLE. THE TROOPS ON THE "NIEUW AMSTERDAM" IN THE BACKGROUND ARE FOR THE EASTERN

Men of the 9th Division disembarking at a Middle East port. They had just been evacuated from Tobruk by units of the Royal Navy.

Men of the 9th Australian Division disembarking in Alexandria after evacuation from Tobruk by vessels of the Royal Navy.

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-03-23. MEMBERS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION WAVE AS THEIR SHIP TIES UP AT THE WHARF AT PORT MELBOURNE ON THEIR RETURN HOME FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.
