024676 Accession Number: 024676

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THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF CAMOUFLAGE IN THE FIELD PROVIDES, NOT ONLY CONCEALMENT OF OBJECTS AND POSITIONS, BUT ALSO THE USE OF DUMMY POSITIONS AND EQUIPMENT TO INDUCE THE ENEMY TO EXPEND EFFORT AND AMMUNITION TO NO EFFECT. IN THE PICTURE, LIEUTENANT W.J. WILKIE, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SECTION, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IS SEEN FIXING A DUMMY GUNNER TO A DUMMY BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN.

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Accession Number
024676
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 August 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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