024779 Accession Number: 024779

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-02. PRIVATE T. WRIGHT, "I" SECTION, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, LOOKING OUT OVER GERMAN POSITIONS FROM THE CREST OF THE HILL OF JESUS (TEL EL EISA) SCENE OF MUCH BITTER FIGHTING.

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Accession Number
024779
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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