HMAS AUSTRALIA, AT SEA. 1943-02. THE TROOPSHIPS "AQUITANIA" (LEFT) AND "QUEEN MARY" SEEN PAST THE ...

Place Middle East
Accession Number 029530
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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HMAS AUSTRALIA, AT SEA. 1943-02. THE TROOPSHIPS "AQUITANIA" (LEFT) AND "QUEEN MARY" SEEN PAST THE MUZZLES OF ONE OF THE MULTIPLE 2 PDR (40MM) QF MARK VIII ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS IN HMAS AUSTRALIA. A SHIP'S "WHALER" AT THE DAVITS IN THE FOREGROUND. THE TROOPSHIPS HAVE ON BOARD TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION RETURNING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.