Accession Number | P09582.004 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Grant, Patrick |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Date made | 25 April 1997 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
A crowd of spectators line Bathurst Street and applaud members of entertainment units ...
Description
A crowd of spectators line Bathurst Street and applaud members of entertainment units participating in the Anzac Day march. Centre of the row of entertainers is Herbert Henry 'Smokey' (or 'Smoky') Dawson, a country music singer who served in the 1st Australian Entertainment Unit in New Guinea during the Second World War. The other two entertainers are unidentified.