080962 Accession Number: 080962

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Troops of the 2/10 Commando Squadron, settling down to a gam of poker in a railway compartment while bound for overseas service. Identified personnel are: NX30323 Trooper (Tpr) H T Burke (1); Tpr R K Bailey, died of wounds? (2); NX8733 Tpr Matthew Gordon Willis (3); NX4595 Tpr Keven Gordon Hobson (4); NX13069 Tpr Allan Edward King (extreme left).

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Accession Number
080962
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 October 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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