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| Accession Number | 050036 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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GAZA, PALESTINE. 1942-11. GROUP PORTRAIT OF HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION ATTACHED 2ND ECHELON, ...
Description
GAZA, PALESTINE. 1942-11. GROUP PORTRAIT OF HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION ATTACHED 2ND ECHELON, A.I.F. (ME). THE PERSONNEL OF THE BATTALION ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY "B" MEDICAL CLASS AND THE MAJORITY ARE RETURNED SOLDIERS FROM WORLD WAR I - HENCE THE NICKNAME, "OLDS AND BOLDS". IN THE CENTRE OF THE MIDDLE ROW IS SERGEANT MCCAFFREY, THE N.C.O. IN CHARGE OF THE DETACHMENT, AND ON HIS LEFT IS LIEUTENANT R. BOWDEN, ADJUTANT, 2ND ECHELON, A.I.F. (ME).