075409 Accession Number: 075409

Description

Informal portrait of Q22622 Lance Corporal Lewis William Ashmore, 25th Infantry Battalion from Dalby, Queensland sound asleep after a 3am reveille onboard the RAN frigate HMAS Barcoo. The 30th Australian Infantry Battalion (8th Brigade) at Potsdam, Hansa Bay were relieved by the 25th Australian Infantry Battalion (7th Brigade). Troops were transferred from Siar to Potsdam by the frigate HMAS Barcoo and the corvettes Colac, Deloraine and Rockhampton.

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Accession Number
075409
Photographer
Sergeant Lindsay Stuart Morgan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 August 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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