024506 Accession Number: 024506

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SOUTH AFRICAN MORTAR POSITIONS NEAR 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS. ON LEFT IS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

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Accession Number
024506
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 July 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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