TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. CONSTRUCTION OF A TANK TRAP NEAR TRIPOLI BY LEBANESE CIVILIANS UNDER ...

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Accession Number 024316
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-06-06. CONSTRUCTION OF A TANK TRAP NEAR TRIPOLI BY LEBANESE CIVILIANS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE 2/3RD FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. PICTURE SHOWS CIVILIAN WORKERS "BOGGED" IN THE SOFT EARTH. LIEUTENANT A.E. BAUMGARTEN, (RIGHT FOREGROUND) AND SERGEANT J.W. HASSE (TOP RIGHT) BOTH OF 2/3RD FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, ARE SHOWN IN THE PICTURE.