021184 Accession Number: 021184

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Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion dynamiting a rock surface to construct defence lines in the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria.

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Accession Number
021184
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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