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Accession Number | 026903 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
PERTH, WA. 1942-10-05. A COMPANY OF 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION PASSING THE SALUTING ...
Description
PERTH, WA. 1942-10-05. A COMPANY OF 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION PASSING THE SALUTING BASE DURING THE MARCH OF THE BATTALION THROUGH THE CITY OF PERTH, FOLLOWING THEIR RECENT RETURN FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. THE BATTALION WAS THE FIRST RAISED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN THE 1939-1945 WAR AND WAS ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS IN LIBYA, GREECE, CRETE AND SYRIA.