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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 VALLEY", WAS OPENED TO ENABLE TROOPS OF THE A.I.F. IN SYRIA TO ENJOY A 7-DAY LEAVE PERIOD AT MINIMUM EXPENSE TO THEMSELVES. SPORTS, SURFING AND AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY WERE AMONG THE AMENITIES PROVIDED AND DAY TRIPS WERE ARRANGED TO PLACES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST.
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1942-06. MEN OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION HANDING IN THEIR ARMS AT THE ARMOURY OF "HAPPY VALLEY" CAMP SOON AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL. THIS CAMP, THE A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP, BEIRUT,
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. MAJOR J.K.N. GOODWIN, CAMP COMMANDANT OF "HAPPY VALLEY" AN A.I.F. LEAVE CAMP NEAR BEIRUT. THIS CAMP ENABLED PERSONNEL TO ENJOY A 7-DAY LEAVE PERIOD AT MINIMUM EXPENSE. RECREATI
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
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. 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
