022122 Accession Number: 022122

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Tobruk, Cyrenaica, Libya. August 1941. The shattered walls of a section of Ward 10 at the 2/4th Australian General Hospital (4AGH) after it had been hit by an enemy bomb. Standing in front of the damage are, left to right: Captain (Capt) J. Rice, Regimental Medical Officer (RMO) of the 2/43rd Battalion; Capt John Horan, Physician, 4th AGH; Colonel L. Spiers VD, Commanding Officer, 4AGH. (Donor Sergeant Maxwell)

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Accession Number
022122
Photographer
Sergeant Charles Fredrick Johnson Maxwell
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
August 1941
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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