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Western Desert. A group of members of No 3 Squadron RAAF standing in front of three of the ...
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Maker: Silk, George
Western Desert. A group of members of No 3 Squadron RAAF standing in front of three of the Squadron's Tomahawk fighter aircraft.010899
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WESTERN DESERT. A MESSERSCHMITT FIGHTER BF109 AIRCRAFT STRAFING OUR FRONT LINE TROOPS DURING AN ...
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Maker: Silk, George
WESTERN DESERT. A MESSERSCHMITT FIGHTER BF109 AIRCRAFT STRAFING OUR FRONT LINE TROOPS DURING AN ADVANCE. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE THE SPURTS OF SAND KICKED UP BY THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRE.010852
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Western Desert. A group of members of No 3 Squadron RAAF standing in front of three of the ...
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Maker: Silk, George
Western Desert. A group of members of No 3 Squadron RAAF standing in front of three of the Squadron's Tomahawk fighter aircraft.010897
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FRONT LINE MASS PARADE. THE MEN COME DOWN IN BATCHES FROM THE FRONT POSITIONS FOR THIS PARADE ...
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FRONT LINE MASS PARADE. THE MEN COME DOWN IN BATCHES FROM THE FRONT POSITIONS FOR THIS PARADE EVERY EVENING AND OBTAIN THEIR ONE HOT MEAL FOR THE 24 HOURS.024745
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RUSSIAN GUN USED BY THE GERMANS ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT. NOTE STACK OF SHELLS ALONGSIDE WHEEL.
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RUSSIAN GUN USED BY THE GERMANS ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT. NOTE STACK OF SHELLS ALONGSIDE WHEEL.024685
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. CAVE USED AS ENEMY HEADQUARTERS ON EL ALAMEIN FRONT.
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. CAVE USED AS ENEMY HEADQUARTERS ON EL ALAMEIN FRONT.024726
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RUSSIAN GUN USED BY THE GERMANS ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT. NOTE STACK OF SHELLS ALONGSIDE WHEEL.
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RUSSIAN GUN USED BY THE GERMANS ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT. NOTE STACK OF SHELLS ALONGSIDE WHEEL.024685A
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. CAVE USED AS ENEMY HEADQUARTERS ON EL ALAMEIN FRONT.
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. CAVE USED AS ENEMY HEADQUARTERS ON EL ALAMEIN FRONT.024725
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A Valentine tank being hauled to the front along the Marsa Matruh-Alexandria road on a white 18 ...
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Maker: Unknown
A Valentine tank being hauled to the front along the Marsa Matruh-Alexandria road on a white 18 ton recovery transporter.024608
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. NO- MAN'S- LAND, EL ALAMEIN FRONT. GERMAN POSITIONS ARE ON THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. NO- MAN'S- LAND, EL ALAMEIN FRONT. GERMAN POSITIONS ARE ON THE HILL IN THE BACKGROUND.024732
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE.024853
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. ENTRANCE TO NO- MAN'S- LAND, EL ALAMEIN FRONT. THE LANEWAY ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-31. ENTRANCE TO NO- MAN'S- LAND, EL ALAMEIN FRONT. THE LANEWAY BETWEEN THE TWO ROWS OF CONCERTINA BARBED WIRE IN A GAP IN THE MINEFIELD RIGHT AND LEFT OF THE LANE.024731
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-19. FRONT OF A GENERAL GRANT M3 MEDIUM TANK SHOWING EFFECT OF TWO ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-19. FRONT OF A GENERAL GRANT M3 MEDIUM TANK SHOWING EFFECT OF TWO HITS BY ENEMY SHELLFIRE.025032
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-27. SECURITY SIGN IN THE AUSTRALIAN SECTOR OF THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-27. SECURITY SIGN IN THE AUSTRALIAN SECTOR OF THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.025198
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT, 1942-10. NEW CAMOUFLAGED TANKS BEING MOVED TO THE FRONT ON A SCAMMEL TANK ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT, 1942-10. NEW CAMOUFLAGED TANKS BEING MOVED TO THE FRONT ON A SCAMMEL TANK TRANSPORTER.025168
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A LIGHT DIVERSION ON THE ALAMEIN FRONT IN THE WESTERN DESERT. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, WITH THE AID OF ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
A LIGHT DIVERSION ON THE ALAMEIN FRONT IN THE WESTERN DESERT. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, WITH THE AID OF SALVAGED CORRUGATED IRON AND HESSIAN, CREATE THE "ALAMEIN YACHTING CLUB SQUADRON". THE MEN IN THE PICTU...013353
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Western Desert. LAC Jones (front left) from King Island decided that the Aboriginal belief of ...
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Maker: Silk, George
Western Desert. LAC Jones (front left) from King Island decided that the Aboriginal belief of pointing the bone may assist in the effectiveness of his anti-aircraft machine guns. His Royal Australian ...010917
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Western Desert. c. 1942. An American pilot stands in front of a captured M.E.109 aircraft, on the ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert. c. 1942. An American pilot stands in front of a captured M.E.109 aircraft, on the airfield of No. 459 (Naval Co-operation) Squadron RAAF, in the Western Desert.MEA0055
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08. FRONT VIEW OF ONE OF THE GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III L MEDIUM ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08. FRONT VIEW OF ONE OF THE GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III L MEDIUM TANKS KNOCKED OUT BY AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TANK GUNNERS NEAR EL ALAMEIN. SPARE LINKS FOR TRACKS ON FRONT OF TANK...024859
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AREA USED AS A WORKSHOP BY NO. 1 ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AREA USED AS A WORKSHOP BY NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REAR OF THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT.024819
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ASSEMBLING A GEAR ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ASSEMBLING A GEAR BOX IN THE FIELD ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT LINE IN THE EL ALAMEIN AREA.024820
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. CHARGING BATTERIES AT THE WORKSHOP AREA OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. CHARGING BATTERIES AT THE WORKSHOP AREA OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ON THE COAST ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINES IN THE EL ALAMEIN SECTOR.024821
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Tye, Kevin F
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Maker: Tye, Kevin
"The Digger Poets Of The 1st AIF" examines and evaluates the poetry written by serving personnel of the 1st AIF, 1914-1918. The work in part includes an anthology of "digger verse" collated by the aut...MSS1244
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DIGGER AT THE ENTRANCE OF HIS DUGOUT IN 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S FRONT LINE ...
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DIGGER AT THE ENTRANCE OF HIS DUGOUT IN 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION'S FRONT LINE POSITION. IT APPEARS TO BE A PRETTY SAFE REFUGE.024746
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. A VALENTINE TANK BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FRONT ALONG THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. A VALENTINE TANK BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FRONT ALONG THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD ON A TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS USING A DETOUR OF THE ROAD, MADE TO ENABLE THE WORKME...024578
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. FRONT VIEW OF KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE.024855A
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BARBED WIRE PATTERN. A FRONT LINE SILHOUETTE MADE BY A TANGLE OF WIRE AT A MINEFIELD GAP AFTER ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
BARBED WIRE PATTERN. A FRONT LINE SILHOUETTE MADE BY A TANGLE OF WIRE AT A MINEFIELD GAP AFTER ENGINEERS HAD CLEARED A PASSAGE FOR TANKS NEAR TEL EL EISA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).014124
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-08. LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.E. BASTIN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF 9TH ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-08. LIEUTENANT COLONEL H.E. BASTIN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT, AND LIEUTENANT J.L.D. FERGUSON, ADJUTANT, IN FRONT OF REGIMENTAL HE...024790
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-19. HUMOROUS SIGN ON A MOBILE KITCHEN TRUCK AT TRAVELLERS' HALFWAY ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-19. HUMOROUS SIGN ON A MOBILE KITCHEN TRUCK AT TRAVELLERS' HALFWAY HOUSE ON THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.025030
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GERAWLA - WESTERN DESERT: LOADING AMMUNITION INTO THE WING OF A PLANE ARE L/A S.R. SAWARD: CPL. ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
GERAWLA - WESTERN DESERT: LOADING AMMUNITION INTO THE WING OF A PLANE ARE L/A S.R. SAWARD: CPL. BREALEY AND AIRCRAFTMAN F.K. TAPLIN. THE RAAF ARE PLAYING A STRENUOUS PART IN PRESENT ACTION AND NO. 3 S...004947
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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of Warrant Officer J. Leatham of Nowra, NSW, a ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of Warrant Officer J. Leatham of Nowra, NSW, a member of No. 459 (Hudson) Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation Squadron, operating from a landing ground ...MEA1039
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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of Leading Aircraftman G. Jackson of Norseman, ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of Leading Aircraftman G. Jackson of Norseman, WA, in front of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft. He is a member of No. 459 Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation...MEA1032
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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of Wing Commander A. D. Henderson of Sydney, NSW, ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of Wing Commander A. D. Henderson of Sydney, NSW, Commanding Officer of No. 459 (Hudson) Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation Squadron operating from the...MEA1001
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TANK HOSPITAL IN THE WESTERN DESERT. DURING THE BATTLE MANY TANKS ARE PUT OUT OF ACTION, AND ...
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TANK HOSPITAL IN THE WESTERN DESERT. DURING THE BATTLE MANY TANKS ARE PUT OUT OF ACTION, AND THESE ARE COLLECTED BY RECOVERY UNITS AND REPAIRED BEHIND THE BATTLE FRONT. OFTEN THEY ARE BACK IN THE BATT...010945
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THERE IS NO COMPLETE "SIESTA" PERIOD IN THE WESTERN DESERT WHERE OUR TROOPS ARE NOW HOLDING ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
THERE IS NO COMPLETE "SIESTA" PERIOD IN THE WESTERN DESERT WHERE OUR TROOPS ARE NOW HOLDING POSITIONS ON THE MAIN FRONT. AT THIS "TWENTY-FOUR HOUR" LISTENING POST SOMEWHERE OUT IN THE BLUE, SLEEP IS S...013346
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT, 1942-07-18. CONVOY OF A BRITISH TANK TRANSPORTER COMPANY WHITE TRUCKS, ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT, 1942-07-18. CONVOY OF A BRITISH TANK TRANSPORTER COMPANY WHITE TRUCKS, CARRYING VALENTINE TANKS TO THE FRONT, TRAVELLING ALONG THE WESTERN DESERT ROAD BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND MER...024571
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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. A crew in front of their Lockheed Hudson aircraft prior to ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. A crew in front of their Lockheed Hudson aircraft prior to leaving from an airfield in the Western Desert on convoy patrol over the Mediterranean are from No. 45...MEA1061
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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Standing in front of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft, Warrant ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Standing in front of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft, Warrant Officer J. Leatham of Nowra, NSW (left), and Flight Sergeant T. E. Dillon of Cootamundra, NSW, exchangin...MEA1038
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DUMMY DUG-IN MOTOR TRANSPORT LORRY NEAR 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY POSITIONS IN THE FRONT LINE. ...
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DUMMY DUG-IN MOTOR TRANSPORT LORRY NEAR 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY POSITIONS IN THE FRONT LINE. THESE DUMMIES ARE EMPLOYED TO ENCOURAGE THE ENEMY TO WASTE AMMUNITION. IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF SACKING AND ...025156
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MOVING ON. INFANTRY PREPARING TO LEAVE FRONT LINE POSITIONS AT DAY-BREAK DURING THE EIGHTH ARMY'S ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
MOVING ON. INFANTRY PREPARING TO LEAVE FRONT LINE POSITIONS AT DAY-BREAK DURING THE EIGHTH ARMY'S VICTORIOUS DRIVE. THE ENEMY HAS VACATED HIS LINES IN THE NIGHT. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).014123
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DUMMY DUG-IN MOTOR TRANSPORT LORRY NEAR 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY POSITIONS IN THE FRONT LINE. ...
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DUMMY DUG-IN MOTOR TRANSPORT LORRY NEAR 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY POSITIONS IN THE FRONT LINE. THESE DUMMIES ARE EMPLOYED TO ENCOURAGE THE ENEMY TO WASTE AMMUNITION. IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF SACKING AND ...025155
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GUN OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY IN ITS CAMOUFLAGED ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GUN OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY IN ITS CAMOUFLAGED POSITION. THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW 5.5INCH GUNS, WITH A RANGE OF ABOUT 17,000 YARDS, NOW BEING USED ON THE...024815
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EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG THE DESERT ARTILLERY FRONT. IN THE OPENING BARRAGE OF THE BATTLE FOR EGYPT 800 GUNS WENT INTO ACTION AND...014162
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A STAFF CAR UNDER REPAIR BY NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A STAFF CAR UNDER REPAIR BY NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE EL ALAMEIN SECTOR. THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN TRUCK WITH CRANE IS...024818
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. CREW OF A VALENTINE TANK TESTING A 7.92MM BESA MARK 2 MACHINE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. CREW OF A VALENTINE TANK TESTING A 7.92MM BESA MARK 2 MACHINE GUN BY FIRING OUT TO SEA NEAR THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT.024811
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, AND ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, GENERAL-OFFICER-COMMANDING A.I.F. (M.E.) DURING CHURCHILL'S VISIT...024760
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, WITH HIS PERSONAL ATTENDANT (RIGHT) ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, WITH HIS PERSONAL ATTENDANT (RIGHT) JUST PRIOR TO HIS LEAVING THE EL ALAMEIN BATTLE FRONT WHERE HE HAD BEEN VISITING THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN ...024761
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-23. GROUP IN THE COMMAND DUGOUT AT 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-23. GROUP IN THE COMMAND DUGOUT AT 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT; RIGHT TO LEFT:- BRIGADIER RAYMOND W. TOVELL (COMMANDING THE BRI...024629
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. ONE OF THE NEW 5.5 INCH GUNS OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. ONE OF THE NEW 5.5 INCH GUNS OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY, NOW BEING USED ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT. THESE GUNS HAVE A RANGE OF ABOUT 17,000 YARDS. THIS PICTU...024814
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-16. THE CREW OF HEADQUARTER TANK OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS, A ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-16. THE CREW OF HEADQUARTER TANK OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS, A FAMOUS BRITISH CAVALRY REGIMENT NOW MECHANISED AND OPERATING GENERAL GRANT TANKS IN THE DESERT FIGHTING. LIE...025000
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El Daba, Western Desert, Egypt. 25 December 1943. RAAF Anglican Padre R. (Bob) E. Davies ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
El Daba, Western Desert, Egypt. 25 December 1943. RAAF Anglican Padre R. (Bob) E. Davies conducting a special Christmas service for members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF in front of his alter, a...MEB0050
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GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, G.O.C. OF THE A.I.F. IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CONFERRING WITH BRIGADIER ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, G.O.C. OF THE A.I.F. IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CONFERRING WITH BRIGADIER TOVELL AT "TECHNICAL HEADQUARTER" JUST BEHIND THE FRONT LINE OF THE A.I.F. IN THE WESTERN DESERT. (NEGAT...013276
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-08. PICTURE OF THE GRAVE OF AN UNKNOWN BRITISH PILOT AND WRECK OF ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-08. PICTURE OF THE GRAVE OF AN UNKNOWN BRITISH PILOT AND WRECK OF HIS MACHINE, TAKEN IN THE CENTRAL SECTOR OF EGYPTIAN FRONT. THE INSCRIPTION ON THE CROSS ROADS "UNKNOWN...024946
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, DURING ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, DURING HIS VISIT TO AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE FRONT LINE MEETS AUSTRALIAN AND OTHER BRIGADIERS AND SHAKES HAND...024757
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION WORKING ON ONE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION WORKING ON ONE OF THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN VEHICLES, ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE COASTAL SECTOR.024817
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Western Desert. c. 1942. Mechanics carry out repairs to a Handley Page Halifax aircraft of No. ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert. c. 1942. Mechanics carry out repairs to a Handley Page Halifax aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF. The mechanic up the ladder at the front of the aircraft is painting on the fuselage th...MEA0065
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-19. GENERAL VIEW OF MESS PARADE AT A MOBILE KITCHEN TRUCK AT ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-19. GENERAL VIEW OF MESS PARADE AT A MOBILE KITCHEN TRUCK AT TRAVELLERS' HALFWAY HOUSE ON THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE EGYPTIAN FRONT.025031
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MR. R.G. CASEY, BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, VISITED ...
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MR. R.G. CASEY, BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, VISITED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT THE FRONT IN EGYPT. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE ARRIVAL OF MR. CASEY AT HEADQUARTERS 9TH AUST...024495
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NO. 5 UNIT, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY AND INFORMATION SECTION AT REAR HEADQUARTERS 9TH ...
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NO. 5 UNIT, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY AND INFORMATION SECTION AT REAR HEADQUARTERS 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IN WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT, ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF EL ALAMEIN. IN FRONT OF TENT ARE LEFT TO R...024493
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Western Desert. c. 1943. Group portrait of members of No. 459 Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert. c. 1943. Group portrait of members of No. 459 Squadron RAAF, a Naval Co-operation Squadron, operating from a Western Desert airfield, in front of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft. Left to ri...MEA1084
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-10. MEN OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION SERVING WITH THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-10. MEN OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION SERVING WITH THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION ON THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF THE WESTERN DESERT FRONT FIRING A CAPTURED ITALIAN B...041999
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Gambut, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. August 1943. Group portrait of ground personnel of No. 459 (Naval ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Gambut, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. August 1943. Group portrait of ground personnel of No. 459 (Naval Co-operation) Squadron RAAF in front of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft. They belong to the Maintenance Sectio...MEB0031
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD PETROL DRUMS AND PIECES OF PIPING AND FILLED WITH CONCRETE ARE ATTACHED TO A TRUCK AS SEEN IN THIS PICTUR...025166
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEEN SERVICE MOBILE CANTEEN. THESE 3-TON ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEEN SERVICE MOBILE CANTEEN. THESE 3-TON TRUCKS STACKED WITH GOODS PLY UP AND DOWN THE REAR OF THE BATTLE AREA SUPPLYING THE WANTS OF THOSE WHO HA...024625
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-16. WITH MENACING GUNS POINTING HUNWARD, A GENERAL GRANT M3 MEDIUM ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-16. WITH MENACING GUNS POINTING HUNWARD, A GENERAL GRANT M3 MEDIUM TANK AND ITS COMMANDER, AN OFFICER OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS, STAND GUARD ON THE EGYPTIAN FRONT. THE AR...024992
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-04. LATRINES SPECIALLY DESIGNED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 2/4TH ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10-04. LATRINES SPECIALLY DESIGNED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD HYGIENE SECTION, MAJOR A. FRYBERG, FOR FRONT LINE USE. NOTE HOW LOW THEY ARE TO ENABL...025090
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. VIEW OF A PATIENT AND ONE OF THE TENTS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. VIEW OF A PATIENT AND ONE OF THE TENTS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL REST CAMP, SITUATE ABOUT 20 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINES AND RUN JOINTLY BY 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN ...024809
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Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of an Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant T. E. Dillon of ...
Photograph
Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1943. Portrait of an Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant T. E. Dillon of Cootamundra, NSW, in front for a Lockheed Hudson aircraft, in full flying gear and gun, after a patrol...MEA1042
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-10. ANTI-MINE ROLLERS FITTED TO TRUCK. THESE ROLLERS MADE FROM OLD PETROL DRUMS AND PIECES OF PIPING AND FILLED WITH CONCRETE ARE ATTACHED TO A TRUCK AS SEEN IN THIS PICTUR...025165
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. COMPLETE WITH CIGAR, MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER OF ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-05. COMPLETE WITH CIGAR, MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, WITH LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, GENERAL-OFFICER-COMMANDING A.I.F. (ME) (CEN...024764
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Front line dental salvage
Film
Dental section of 2/3 Australian Field Ambulance at work in the North African Desert. (See also F01229 for Department of Information unedited footage)F00816
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EL ALAMEIN, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-10-23. THE BATTLE OF EGYPT BEGAN AT 2140 HOURS WITH THE HEAVIEST ...
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EL ALAMEIN, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-10-23. THE BATTLE OF EGYPT BEGAN AT 2140 HOURS WITH THE HEAVIEST BARRAGE OF ALL THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGNS. ON A FRONT OF MORE THAN SIX MILES, ONE BRITISH GUN EVERY 23...042485
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Men of the 2/16th Battalion now in action on the New Guinea front. These men, who have previously ...
Photograph
Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Men of the 2/16th Battalion now in action on the New Guinea front. These men, who have previously seen service in the Western Desert and Syria, identified left to right are:- WX14749 Private (Pte) Dan...013469
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GENERAL VIEW OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL REST CAMP, CONDUCTED ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GENERAL VIEW OF 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL REST CAMP, CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE AND 2/8TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE. THE CAMP IS FOR THE ...024808
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WESTERN DESERT, LIBYA. 1942-07. A PRINT FROM A 35 MILLIMETRE FILM TAKEN FROM A GERMAN PRISONER OF ...
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WESTERN DESERT, LIBYA. 1942-07. A PRINT FROM A 35 MILLIMETRE FILM TAKEN FROM A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAPTURED BY THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IN EGYPT. THE FILM HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN EXPOSED TO SCENES BE...040484
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Back them up!: A British tank attack in the Western Desert
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This British Second World War poster depicts a British Matilda tank in the foreground, with guns ablaze, leading a convoy of others. To the left of the poster, a German tank burns, with German soldier...ARTV02305
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Head study (Lieutenant Colin Wade)
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts a portrait of SX2610 Lieutenant Colin Angus Wade, 6th Cavalry Regiment; 2/9th Armoured Regiment, Giarabub, North African campaign Sollum, 2 Australian Imperial Force. The artist had a chance...ART22866
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IMPROVISED MOUNTING OF A RUSSIAN M1936 76.2 MM ANTI TANK GUN ON A CZECH T.38 TANK HULL (THE WHOLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
IMPROVISED MOUNTING OF A RUSSIAN M1936 76.2 MM ANTI TANK GUN ON A CZECH T.38 TANK HULL (THE WHOLE IS KNOWN AS AN SDKFZ 139 MARDER III). THIS POWERFUL GERMAN ANTI TANK GUN CARRIED ARMOUR PROTECTION FO...014326
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IMPROVISED MOUNTING OF A RUSSIAN M1936 76.2 MM ANTI TANK GUN ON A CZECH T.38 TANK HULL (THE WHOLE ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
IMPROVISED MOUNTING OF A RUSSIAN M1936 76.2 MM ANTI TANK GUN ON A CZECH T.38 TANK HULL (THE WHOLE IS KNOWN AS AN SDKFZ 139 MARDER III). THE CREW OF THIS POWERFUL GERMAN ANTI TANK GUN WERE PROTECTED B...014325
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German Luftwaffe pilot Erbo Graf Von Kageneck, holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
German Luftwaffe pilot Erbo Graf Von Kageneck, holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, standing in front of his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E whilst being assisted by two ground crew ...P00323.001
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47 mm Breda Cannone da 47/33 Modello 35 Anti Tank Gun (Italy)
Technology
Maker: Societa Italiano Ernesto Breda, Brescia Societa Italiano Ernesto Breda, Brescia
Light anti tank gun, with horizontal sliding breech block, and with folding split trail. The trail is split into two legs, each of two parts. The front part which is secured to the carriage, is hinged...RELAWM36946
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Brixia Model 35 Light Mortar
Technology
The Brixia Model 35 mortar was the standard light mortar of the Italian Army during the Second World War. The mortar is a breech-loaded, trigger-fired weapon, mounted on a folding tripod with a padded...RELAWM35400
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Long, Jeffrey Joseph (Staff Sergeant, b.1918 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Long, Jeffrey Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX26866 Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Joseph Long, 2/24 Field Park Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, at sea, Palestine, Egypt and Libya, 1940-1...AWM2018.1023.1
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Rae, John Patrick Thomson (Warrant Officer, b.1917-d.1973)
Private Record
Maker: Rae, John Patrick Thomson
Collection relating to the Second World War service of A5107 Warrant Officer John Patrick Thomson Rae, No. 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Egypt, Libya and Italy, 1941-1944. Wallet 1 o...PR05749
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Norman, Philip Ronald (Major, b.1898 - d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Norman, Philip Ronald
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX12254 Major Philip Ronald Norman, 2/5 Field Park Company and 2/3 Field Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, at sea and the Middle East, 1...PR05519
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Gray, Lewis (Private, b.1913 - d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Gray, Lewis
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX421 Private Lewis Gray, 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists...PR04198
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'Mae West' 1941 flap life jacket : Flight Lieutenant T E W Howes, RAAF, 70 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Yellow Air Ministry 1941 pattern Mae West flap life waistcoat of yellow cotton twill, fitted with inflatable internal bladders in a stole pattern at the chest and neck. The lower right front of the wa...REL34346
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Winter service dress trousers : Flight Lieutenant T E W Howes, RAAF, 70 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Leon Fonstein
RAAF blue officer's winter service dress wool barathea trousers with a pair of front pleats. The trousers have a concealed four button fly, with an additional pair of buttons to fasten the waist. A fu...REL34348
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Lodewyckx, Karel Axel (Lieutenant, b.1910 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Lodewyckx, Karel Axel
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX18980 Lieutenant Karel Axel Lodewyckx, Headquarters 1 Australian Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, at sea and the Middle East...PR05699
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Crump, Philip (Private, b.1921 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Crump, Philip Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX59205 Private Philip Crump, 2/24 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestine, Syria and Egypt, 1941-1...PR04177
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Height and air speed computer : Flight Lieutenant T E W Howes, RAAF, 70 Squadron, RAF
Technology
Maker: Air Ministry Henry Hughes & Sons Ltd
Circular aluminium bodied height and airspeed computer, consisting of three concentric, decreasing diameter calibrated discs laid on top of each other and secured by a central brass pin. There are two...REL34361
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Jory, Eric Lloyd (Lieutenant, b.1917 – d.1991)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces Jory, Eric Lloyd
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX45177 Lieutenant Eric Lloyd Jory, 2/13 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East and Australia, 1941-1950. ...AWM2017.65.1