| Place | Middle East: French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, Lebanon, Beirut Tripoli Area, Tripoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 024175 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-05-04. A GROUP OF OFFICERS OF THE 2/17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION. FROM ...
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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-05-04. A GROUP OF OFFICERS OF THE 2/17TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION. FROM THE LEFT:- FRONT ROW - CAPTAIN P. O'BRIEN, CAPTAIN L.C. BRIEN, MAJOR J.W. BALFE, CAPTAIN C.G. PITMAN (ADJUTANT). LIEUTENANT COLONEL N.W. SIMPSON (COMMANDING OFFICER), MAJOR G.K.M. MAGNO (2ND-IN-CHARGE), CAPTAIN J.R. BROADBENT, CAPTAIN A.M. ALISON, CAPTAIN I.F. MCMASTER AND CAPTAIN J.F. SULLIVAN. CENTRE ROW - LIEUTENANTS R.C. GARNSEY, J.M. OWEN, S.G. WATERHOUSE, A.L. MATHIAS, CAPTAIN P.H. PIKE, LIEUTENANTS T.E. SWAN, H.H. MAIN, CHAPLAIN W.L. BYRNE, LIEUTENANTS G.F. HOLTSBAUM, R.S. RUDKIN, K.B. SABINE, R.V. BURGESS AND CAPTAIN A.J.C. NEWTON. BACK ROW - LIEUTENANTS S.M. WILLIAMS, S.H. YEEND, D.J. CARTLEDGE, J.W. BRAY, R.J. DICK, A.E. NICHOLSON, A.P. CRAIK, R.J. BENNIE, A.H. TILL, K.E. BEARD, N.F. MCDONALD AND R.A. HOLLOWAY.