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A close up of VX28893 Private Lindsay Gordon Idle using his disinfecting spray on a suspected ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
A close up of VX28893 Private Lindsay Gordon Idle using his disinfecting spray on a suspected malarial breeding area in Syria.021219
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A finished section of the tank trap built in the 2/25th Infantry Battalion area of Syria with the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
A finished section of the tank trap built in the 2/25th Infantry Battalion area of Syria with the aid of native labour. A perpendicular retaining wall, which will front any invasion tanks, has been b...021217
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A group of officers at the practice shoot by the 2/5th Field Regiment at Baalbek, Syria. From ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
A group of officers at the practice shoot by the 2/5th Field Regiment at Baalbek, Syria. From left to right: Captain N. R. Grimstone (Instructor), NX2 Major General Arthur Samuel Allen, VX15127 Lie...020818
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A mule team in Syria being trained by Australians in rugged country.
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A mule team in Syria being trained by Australians in rugged country.020444
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An Electric Welder, QX9296 Lance Corporal Frank Warrier, carrying out repair work on a vehicle ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
An Electric Welder, QX9296 Lance Corporal Frank Warrier, carrying out repair work on a vehicle axle in the 2/3rd Field Workshops in Syria.021191
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Australian 9th Division Infantrymen being inspected by General Sir Claude Auchinleck, ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Australian 9th Division Infantrymen being inspected by General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, in a picturesque Lebanese mountain setting.021136
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Australian 9th Division Infantrymen taking part in the march past on the occasion of the visit to ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Australian 9th Division Infantrymen taking part in the march past on the occasion of the visit to Syria of General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East.021135
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Because of the many rugged gorges and difficult terrain to be crossed in the coastal and central ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Because of the many rugged gorges and difficult terrain to be crossed in the coastal and central sectors of Syria, mules were widely used by the forces. Here members of the 2/6th Field Company, Royal...020439
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Because of the nature of the country, mule teams were largely used for transporting goods in many ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Because of the nature of the country, mule teams were largely used for transporting goods in many areas of Syria. Here a mule team is shown taking supplies to the 2/31st Infantry Battalion in the Leb...021186
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Communication trenches being constructed by the 2/25th Infantry Battalion in the coastal sector ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Communication trenches being constructed by the 2/25th Infantry Battalion in the coastal sector of the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria.021213
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Communication trenches being constructed by the 2/25th Infantry Battalion in the coastal sector ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Communication trenches being constructed by the 2/25th Infantry Battalion in the coastal sector of the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria.021215
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Communication trenches being constructed by the 2/25th Infantry Battalion in the coastal sector ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Communication trenches being constructed by the 2/25th Infantry Battalion in the coastal sector of the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria.021214
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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-27. NX14338 WARRANT OFFICER 2 J. H. PEARCE OF HEADQUARTERS ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-27. NX14338 WARRANT OFFICER 2 J. H. PEARCE OF HEADQUARTERS 20TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE WHO WAS TWICE MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, FIRSTLY IN THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN ...058992
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General view of a big tank trap being constructed in the coastal sector of Syria in the 2/31st ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
General view of a big tank trap being constructed in the coastal sector of Syria in the 2/31st Infantry Battalion area.021194
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Knapsack sprays were used by A.I.F. personnel to disinfect areas suspected of being malarial ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Knapsack sprays were used by A.I.F. personnel to disinfect areas suspected of being malarial breeding grounds. Identified personnel, from left to right, are: QX9948 Lance Corporal Valentine William ...021218
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Led by NX12506 Captain J. S. Grimshaw these members of 7th Division Provost Company move out on ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Led by NX12506 Captain J. S. Grimshaw these members of 7th Division Provost Company move out on escort duties.020005
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Members of Headquarters, 7th Division in Hammana, Syria.
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of Headquarters, 7th Division in Hammana, Syria.020448
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Members of Headquarters, 7th Division in Hammana, Syria.
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of Headquarters, 7th Division in Hammana, Syria.020447
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Members of 2/31st Infantry Battalion’s Concert Party at Jebel Tourbel, Syria. Identified ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of 2/31st Infantry Battalion’s Concert Party at Jebel Tourbel, Syria. Identified members, from the left, are: VX11625 Private (Pte) R. R. Buckley (drums); VX16601 Pte Burlton George Coombe ...021187
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Members of the 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment digging a gun position in the coastal area on the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment digging a gun position in the coastal area on the Tripoli-Latakia Road three miles south of the Jebel Tourbel aerodrome, Syria.021212
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Members of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion constructing pits which formed part of the second ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion constructing pits which formed part of the second defence line in Syria.021199
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Members of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion erecting barbed wire defences in the Jebel Tourbel area, ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion erecting barbed wire defences in the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria. Identified personnel, from left to right, are: SX1997 Private (Pte) Michael Wade; QX16774 Pt...021210
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Members of the 7th Division Provost Company on escort duty.
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 7th Division Provost Company on escort duty.020006
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Members of the 7th Division Provost Company, under the command of Captain J. S. Grimshaw, on ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 7th Division Provost Company, under the command of Captain J. S. Grimshaw, on parade. These men did courageous work when acting as guides and traffic controllers in the evacuation of Gr...020001
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Members of the 2/6th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, unloading a mule after exercises ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 2/6th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, unloading a mule after exercises in Syria. Each soldier muleteer was taught to give his beast every care and rest.020440
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Members of the 2/16th Infantry Battalion in Hammana, Syria.
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Members of the 2/16th Infantry Battalion in Hammana, Syria.020446
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Members of the 2/16th Infantry Battalion in Hammana, Syria.
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Members of the 2/16th Infantry Battalion in Hammana, Syria.020445
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Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion at work on the Field Signal Exchange excavations. The work ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion at work on the Field Signal Exchange excavations. The work was part of the second line of defence which ran from the Syrian coast at a point three miles south of ...021183
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Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion constructing a Section Post as part of the second defence ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion constructing a Section Post as part of the second defence line in the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria. Identified, from the left, are: VX11832 Private (Pte) Brian Rae...021188
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Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion dynamiting a rock surface to construct defence lines in the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Men of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion dynamiting a rock surface to construct defence lines in the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria.021184
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Mule teams were used to cross this type of country in Syria. The teams were trained in mountain ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Mule teams were used to cross this type of country in Syria. The teams were trained in mountain passes such as the one seen in this picture.020442
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Native labour engaged on the construction of a tank trap in the 2/25th Infantry Battalion area, ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Native labour engaged on the construction of a tank trap in the 2/25th Infantry Battalion area, Syria. Observed from a high feature the trap has the appearance of a huge river snaking from the mounta...021216
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Only mule teams could travel narrow steep paths like the one shown here where a team is being ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Only mule teams could travel narrow steep paths like the one shown here where a team is being trained to carry goods for Australian Forces.020443
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Pack mules in training in Syria. Australians used them extensively to cross the rugged country ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Pack mules in training in Syria. Australians used them extensively to cross the rugged country in central and coastal sectors.020441
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Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous gallantry in the Jezzine area on 10 July 1941 during the Syrian Campai...021195
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Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous gallantry in the Jezzine area on 10 July 1941 during the Syrian Campai...021197
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Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous gallantry in the Jezzine area on 10 July 1941 during the Syrian Campai...021197A
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Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion who won the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous gallantry in the Jezzine area on 10 July 1941 during the Syrian Campai...021196
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Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon, VC, of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion working in ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Portrait of WX2437 Corporal James Heather Gordon, VC, of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion working in a trench in Syria.021198
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Putting a new engine into a Bren Gun Carrier at the 2/3rd Field Workshops, Syria. Identified ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Putting a new engine into a Bren Gun Carrier at the 2/3rd Field Workshops, Syria. Identified personnel, from the left, are: QX13987 Corporal (Cpl) George Bell Leighton, QX5746 Private Keith James A...021192
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Some of the 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion constructing a metal road about 5 miles from Bsarma, ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Some of the 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion constructing a metal road about 5 miles from Bsarma, Syria. It was part of a triple defence line extending from Aleppo in the north to Tripoli in the sout...021133
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Specialist soldiers of the 2/3rd Australian Field Workshops in Syria, QX5442 Private George ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
Specialist soldiers of the 2/3rd Australian Field Workshops in Syria, QX5442 Private George Hillard (at left) and QX6711 Lance Corporal Evan Lewis Fluck, adjusting the sights and breech mechanism of a...021190
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SX1997 Private Michael Wade and SX1708 Corporal Ronald Warwick Wilson of the 2/31st Infantry ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
SX1997 Private Michael Wade and SX1708 Corporal Ronald Warwick Wilson of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion erecting barbed wire defences in the Jebel Tourbel area, Syria.021211
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SYRIA. 1941 10. SOME OF THE 2/2 AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION CONSTRUCTING A METAL ROAD ABOUT 5 ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
SYRIA. 1941 10. SOME OF THE 2/2 AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION CONSTRUCTING A METAL ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES FROM BSARMA, SYRIA. IT WAS PART OF A TRIPLE DEFENCE LINE EXTENDING FROM AEPPO IN THE NORTH TO TRIPO...021132
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The ammunition dump at the foot of Hammana, Syria. The dump has been arranged as a series of ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
The ammunition dump at the foot of Hammana, Syria. The dump has been arranged as a series of magazines (huts) spread over the two sides and floor of the valley. At the time it was garrisoned by the ...020450
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The barrel of a 25 Pounder Gun being removes in the field in Syriaby ordnance men of the 2/3rd ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
The barrel of a 25 Pounder Gun being removes in the field in Syriaby ordnance men of the 2/3rd Australian Field Workshops. Identified personnel are: QX7524 Private (Pte) Alfred Hooley and QX7580 Pte...021189
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The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, General Sir Claude Auchinleck, taking the salute at amarch ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, General Sir Claude Auchinleck, taking the salute at amarch past of Australian troops in Syria.021134
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The interior of a Sergeants’ Mess in Syria built by an Australian Engineers’ Unit. Three young ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
The interior of a Sergeants’ Mess in Syria built by an Australian Engineers’ Unit. Three young Arabs were employed as assistants.021167
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The interior of a Sergeants’ Mess in Syria built by an Australian Engineers’Unit. Three young ...
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
The interior of a Sergeants’ Mess in Syria built by an Australian Engineers’Unit. Three young Arabs were employed as assistants.021168
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The landscape at Headquarters, 7th Division in Hammana, Syria.
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Maker: Sanders, William Charles
The landscape at Headquarters, 7th Division in Hammana, Syria.020449