AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, ACT. 1975-09-30. MR N.J. FLANAGAN, DIRECTOR, AWM ACCEPTS A ...

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Accession Number 043489
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker McJannett, Ray
Conflict Period 1970-1979
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AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, ACT. 1975-09-30. MR N.J. FLANAGAN, DIRECTOR, AWM ACCEPTS A DONATION OF WORLD WAR 2 RELICS FROM MR MARKOS POLOOUDAKIS. THE RELICS WILL BE HOUSED IN THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL CONSIST OF A GERMAN ARMY ISSUE WATERBOTTLE AND STEEL HELMET, A BRITISH STEEL HELMET AND A SET OF THREE LEATHER AMMUNITION POUCHES. THE RELICS WERE FOUND BY MR POLOOUDAKIS IN THE VICINITY OF RETHYMNON, CRETE.