| Place | Middle East: British Mandate of Palestine, Haifa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 012714 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base |
| Maker |
Parer, Damien Peter |
| Place made | Territory of Papua and New Guinea: Papua, Port Moresby |
| Date made | 27 June 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ACK ACK GUN AND CREW STATIONED AT ONE OF THE ALLIED FORWARD POSITIONS IN THE ...
Description
AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ACK ACK GUN AND CREW STATIONED AT ONE OF THE ALLIED FORWARD POSITIONS IN THE PACIFIC. THE CREW OF THE GUN IN THE FOREGROUND ARE ALL VICTORIANS, AND FROM THE LEGEND ON THE GUN BARREL IT WOULD SEEM THAT THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT WHO CLAIM THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN TROOPS INTO ACTION DURING THIS WAR, THEIR FIRST ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ENEMY BEING DURING AN ITALIAN RAID OVER HAIFA IN 1940-09.