EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT. 1942-11-05. SCENE AT THE BURIAL IN EL ALAMEIN MILITARY CEMETERY OF BRIGADIER ...

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Accession Number 050014
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT. 1942-11-05. SCENE AT THE BURIAL IN EL ALAMEIN MILITARY CEMETERY OF BRIGADIER A.H.L. GODFREY, DSO, MC, ED, WHO, UNTIL HIS DEATH ON 1942-11-04, WAS COMMANDING 24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE. HE DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED ON 1942-11-01 WHEN HIS COMMAND POST RECEIVED A DIRECT HIT FROM AN ENEMY SHELL.