Accession Number | P04734.012 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area |
Date made | 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
A German prisoner sitting on a box and flanked by 410014 Sapper Athol Robert (Bob) Masterton and ...
Description
A German prisoner sitting on a box and flanked by 410014 Sapper Athol Robert (Bob) Masterton and SX4570 Corporal Douglas (Doug) Gordon Turner, of the 9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment (9 Aust Div Cav Regt). The soldier on the left is armed with a .45ACP calibre, M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun, commonly known as a 'Tommy gun'.