Among the Australian troops serving in the western desert at present is Sapper A W Kahn (right ...

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Accession Number 013464
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original acetate
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made North Africa: Western Desert
Date made 19 October 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Among the Australian troops serving in the western desert at present is Sapper A W Kahn (right with accordion), well-known to New South Wales radio audiences as "bimbo", and of whom it is said "he makes mess-time bright with wit and song, and is as popular in the kitchen as he was on the radio. Also identified is NX34516 Sapper Thomas Macquarie O'Connor, 2/4th Field Park Company Engineers, of Port Macquarie (centre at cooker).