During a training exercise a cameraman from Fox Movietone News, probably Eric W Bierre, films two ...

Accession Number P10895.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made 17-19 December 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

During a training exercise a cameraman from Fox Movietone News, probably Eric W Bierre, films two soldiers firing Bren guns in the sandbagged entry to a hut. The newsreel production was titled "Armour of the Infantry". This image is from the collection of SX3202 Lieutenant Colonel Rowland Austin Perkins who served with the 2nd Australian Tank Battalion during the Second World War. See F00379 for the film "Armour of the Infantry".