LEE POINT, DARWIN AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-10-14. WX36930 PRIVATE A.T. FOGARTY ...

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Accession Number 081547
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LEE POINT, DARWIN AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1944-10-14. WX36930 PRIVATE A.T. FOGARTY (1), AND WX8959 PTE J.G. BROSNAN (2), MEMBERS OF THE 11TH INFANTRY BATTALION, PUT THE GLOVES ON FOR A WORK OUT ON THE BEACH DURING A 10 DAY BREAK FROM NORMAL ACTIVITIES. WX8959 PTE J.G. BROSNAN HAS BEEN WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WELTERWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION TWICE, ARMY WELTER-CHAMPION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TWICE, AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY CHAMPION.