GLENALLYN, ATHERTON TABLELAND, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-28. A HEAVILY LOADED JEEP ...

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Accession Number 068984
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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GLENALLYN, ATHERTON TABLELAND, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-08-28. A HEAVILY LOADED JEEP BEING TOWED OUT OF A CREEK BED BY MEANS OF A GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 2 1/2 TON TRUCK WITH A WINCH ATTACHED AND USING A SNATCH BLOCK ATTACHED TO A NEARBY TREE. THIS OPERATION IS PART OF A CROSS COUNTRY AND RIVER CROSSING EXERCISE ORGANISED BY THE INSTRUCTORS OF THE LAND HEADQUARTERS, SCHOOL OF MECHANIZATION, NO 1 SQUADRON, "B" MOBILE WING. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX52155 GUNNER J.E. EVANS (1); VX115940 GUNNER J.A. EDWARDS (2); NX23131 PRIVATE H.M. COLE (3); NX177212 PRIVATE T.G. HILLS (4); VX84906 SERGEANT E.L. THOMAS (5).