021188 Accession Number: 021188

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Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion constructing a Section Post as part of the second defence line in the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria. Identified, from the left, are: VX11832 Private (Pte) Brian Rae Stevenson, VX13810 Pte George Cyril Hannan, QX21056 Pte John Grey Ferguson, SX2057 Corporal William James Kirk and DX124 Lieutenant Leslie Gordon Gardner..

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Accession Number
021188
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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