| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02242.010 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Libya: Tobruk |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Lieutenant J. (Jock) Cudlipp, Headquarters (HQ) Group 26th Brigade, shaving over a petrol can ...
Description
Lieutenant J. (Jock) Cudlipp, Headquarters (HQ) Group 26th Brigade, shaving over a petrol can containing part of his minimal water ration. Note the barren rocky ground occupied by the Brigade HQ. Captain Cudlipp, later B Company commander, 2/23 Battalion, was killed in action in New Guinea on 18 November 1943 when hit and killed by enemy mortar fire.