| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 008524 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), Sidi Barrani |
| Date made | c July 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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These men fought a rear-guard action against overwhelming odds in Crete, escaped to the beach too ...
Description
These men fought a rear-guard action against overwhelming odds in Crete, escaped to the beach too late to board the last transport. They boarded an abandoned launch and drifted helpless for eight days before landing safely on the beach near Sidi Barrani. Back row, from left: VX6541 Signaller (Sig) Leslie Keith Camm, Lance Corporal (L Cpl) H. Lang, Sergeant G. Cockman, L Cpl J. Lester, VX5722 Driver (Dvr) Francis Joffre Wain, VX22904 Dvr Albert Benjamin Hall, Private (Pte) R. King, Pte C. H. Steele. Front row, from left: VX5470 Sig Basil Frederick Ind, NX13358 Pte Kenneth Allen Legge, Gunner R. T. Smith, VX4674 Corporal (Cpl) Ian William Walker, WX603 Cpl Edward Francis Wasteneys Kirby, NX4358 Cpl Henry George Browning Nugent.