CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-07-26. TROOPS OF THE 2/12TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, 20TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns
Accession Number 054685
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-07-26. TROOPS OF THE 2/12TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT, 20TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, ABOARD SHIP EN ROUTE FOR THE BATTLE AREA. SEA TRAVEL IS NO NOVELTY FOR THESE FOUR MEN AS THEY ARE ALL "TOBRUK RATS". LEFT TO RIGHT: VX51070 GUNNER (GNR) D. WILLIAMS; VX38242 GNR H. D. SPEAR; VX18246 GNR J. MCDONALD; VX20077 (VX20007?) BOMBARDIER K. LAIRD.