022585 Accession Number: 022585

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FLYING OFFICER T. TRIMBLE (RIGHT) OF NO. 3 SQUADRON, RAAF, TELLING F/O J.C. MCLEOD OF HIS EXPERIENCES AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN IN THE WESTERN DESERT. BADLY BURNED ON THE FACE HE WAS BEFRIENDED BY ARABS.

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Accession Number
022585
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
December 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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