024511 Accession Number: 024511

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GROUP OF MEN OF A SOUTH AFRICAN MORTAR BATTERY IN THE FORWARD AREA NEAR TROOPS OF THE 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER THE END OF A DIVE-BOMBING RAID BY GERMAN "STUKA" PLANES.

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Accession Number
024511
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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