C01019 Accession Number: C01019

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Group portrait of six unidentified signallers returning to Australia aboard the transport SS Marathon after some months service abroad. The three men in the front row are displaying four signalling flags.

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Accession Number
C01019
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
August 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Sister Isambert
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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