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English: en:Tobruk , en:Libya , en:22 January en:1941 . Members of C Company (mostly from 14 Platoon), Australian 2/11th Infantry Battalion, part of the 6th Division having penetrated the outer defences of Tobruk, assemble again on the escarpment on the south side of the harbour after attacking anti-aircraft gun positions. The battalion was formed in en:Western Australia . Left to right: Front row: Sergeant (Sgt) B Illingworth (1); Private (Pte) R L Thomas (2); Pte J A K Lang (3); Pte T McCosh (4); Corporal (Cpl) W Pauley (5); Pte N Duff (6); Lance Corporal E Patten (7); Pte T Lenton (8); Warrant Officer 2 J Wilson (9) partly obscured. Middle Row: Unknown, partly obscured (10); Pte D McDermid (11); WX802 Pte W Currell (12) (wounded in action (WIA)); WX259 Lieutenant K T Johnson (13) (WIA); Pte D Rogers (14) (WIA); WX2459 Cpl Arthur Norman Ellis (15); Pte E Pell (16); Cpl N R Doyle (17); WX1013 Pte C Brown (18) (killed in action (KIA)). Back row: Pte H H Sadler (KIA) (19); Pte C Cobbin (WIA) (20); Pte L Robartson (21); Pte K H (or W H) Cormack (22); WX1030 Cpl D Brand (23) (WIA) (later Sir en:David Brand , Premier of WA); Pte C. F. Kealley (24); Pte N R Dann (25) (KIA); Pte J W (or C T) McDonald (26); Cpl G Mercer (27); Pte H W King (WIA) (28); Pte F Graffin (29) (KIA); Pte G Rees (30). (Photographer en:Frank Hurley .)
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Frank Hurley (1885–1962) wikidata:Q958587
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James Francis Hurley
Description Australian explorer, photographer, war photographer, photojournalist, cinematographer and film director
Date of birth/death 15 October 1885 Edit this at Wikidata 16 January 1962 / 16 February 1962 Edit this at Wikidata
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  • 2007-03-19 04:03 Grant65 450×334×??? (63274 bytes) Australian War Museum catalogue number 005392. Photographer [[Frank Hurley]]. Members of the Australian 2/11th Infantry Battalion, having penetrated the outer defences of Tobruk, assemble again on the escarpment on the south side of the harbour after atta

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