ADELAIDE RIVER, NT. 1943-10-28. VX132701 CAPTAIN J. M. CANNON, 232ND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Adelaide River
Accession Number 058880
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Martin, William Donald
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

ADELAIDE RIVER, NT. 1943-10-28. VX132701 CAPTAIN J. M. CANNON, 232ND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, OPERATING A STEAM DRIVEN BOMB TREPANNING MACHINE ON A 60 KILOGRAM HIGH EXPLOSIVE JAPANESE BOMB AT NO. 8 SECTION, 1ST AUSTRALIAN BOMB DISPOSAL COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. LEFT TO RIGHT: CORPORAL V. DALE; SAPPER W. G. THOMPSON; VX133249 LIEUTENANT J. J. WARD AND CAPTAIN CANNON.