The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. MAJOR A.R. ALLEN, AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND COMMISSIONER FOR SYRIA, PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP, BEIRUT, A CAMP ESTABLISHED TO ENABLE PERSONNEL TO ENJOY A 7-DAY LEAVE PERIOD AT THE MINIMUM OF EXPENSE TO THEMSELVES. THE CAMP WAS OPENED IN 1942-06, BUT ABANDONED EARLY IN 1942-07, WHEN THE A.I.F. MOVED TO THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. CROWD OF AUSTRALIANS ON THE BEACH AT "HAPPY VALLEY" CAMP OR THE A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP BEIRUT. THIS CAMP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1942-06, TO ENABLE PERSONNEL TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF A 7-D
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP, BEIRUT. TROOPS DEBUSSING IN FRONT OF THE CAMP ORDERLY ROOM ON ARRIVAL TO SPEND A 7-DAY LEAVE PERIOD AT THE CAMP, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENABLE PERSONNEL OF
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. LIEUTENANT G. GRAY OF THE 2/15TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION READING CAMP ORDERS TO HIS PLATOON ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP, BEIRUT. THIS CAMP, KNOWN AS "HAPPY
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. "BICKY" AND "SCOTTY" BEING FED BY SERGEANT D.M. SULLIVAN OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. THESE LITTLE DOGS BELONG TO A FREE FRENCH OFFICER WHO HAD A BEACH HUT ADJACENT TO THE
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. BATHING SCENE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THESE MEN ARE FROM A.I.F. UNITS IN SYRIA AND ARE STAYING AT THE "HAPPY VALLEY" LEAVE CAMP, A CAMP ESTABLISHED ABOUT 2 MILES FROM BEIRUT
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. AN A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF BEIRUT TO ENABLE PERSONNEL TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF A 7-DAY LEAVE PERIOD AT MINIMUM EXPENSE TO THEMSELVES NEAR TH
