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Accession Number | 004438 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), Sidi Barrani |
Date made | 14 December 1940 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
OUTSIDE BARRANI - AFTER 5 DAYS OF CHASING THE ADVANCING BRITISH TROOPS ACROSS THE DESERT THE ...
Description
OUTSIDE BARRANI - AFTER 5 DAYS OF CHASING THE ADVANCING BRITISH TROOPS ACROSS THE DESERT THE PHOTO UNIT START BACK TO CAIRO. DURING THESE DAYS THE UNIT WAS BOMBED EVERY NIGHT, SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY AND ESCAPED DISASTER BY A HUNDRED YDS ON 3 OCCASIONS. DRIVER IS PAMBO MORRISON OF SWAN HILL. (PHOTOGRAPHED BY F. HURLEY).