Inside the 'Shadey Shack of Shonkies'. Corporal (Cpl) Russell Huxley, a member of No 382 ...

Accession Number P04103.697
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Parker, David Dare
Place made Iraq: Baghdad
Date made 10 May 2003
Conflict Iraq, 2003-2013
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Source credit to Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 2003
Description

Inside the 'Shadey Shack of Shonkies'. Corporal (Cpl) Russell Huxley, a member of No 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron RAAF stands inside the supply tent at Baghdad International Airport. He is surrounded by personal effects and cooking implements. The sign hanging from the roof of the tent was a souvenir from the airport terminal. The RAAF Combat Support Unit was deployed to the Middle East as part of the Australian commitment assembled to disarm Iraq.

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