Accession Number | P02533.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Paramount Studio |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Date made | c.1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of N37302 Gunner Jim A. Cannon. Gunner Cannon was Number One gunner of No. 2 Gun ...
Description
Studio portrait of N37302 Gunner Jim A. Cannon. Gunner Cannon was Number One gunner of No. 2 Gun that fired on the Japanese Submarine I-21 from Fort Scratchley on the night of June 8 1942. The submarine had surfaced and fired several shells at the City of Newcastle.