Memorial to fallen unveiled at Tobruk (Australian Diary No 18)

Accession Number F01740
Collection type Film
Measurement 2 min 1 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 35mm/b&w/sound
Maker McKechnie, Frank
Allan, Jack S
Place made North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk, North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area, El Alamein
Date made 30 April 1948
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Period 1940-1949
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The unveiling of the Tobruk Memorial by Lieut-General Sir Leslie Morshead on 30 April 1948. Also shows old Saints Church which is the British Memorial to those lost at sea, the El Alamein Cemetery and the wall of the petrol depot at Tobruk on which have been painted the formation signs of all the major units of the British 8th Army.

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