AT SEA 1946-01-01. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS COMPETE FOR POSSESSION OF THE QUOIT DURING A GAME OF DECK ...

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Accession Number 123657
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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AT SEA 1946-01-01. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS COMPETE FOR POSSESSION OF THE QUOIT DURING A GAME OF DECK HOCKEY PLAYED TO SELECT MEN FOR A COMPETITION WITH A TEAM FROM THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF HMS VENGEANCE. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAD EMBARKED 9TH DIVISION TROOPS AT LABUAN FOR THE VOYAGE HOME TO AUSTRALIA. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURKE)