British personnel load carrier pigeons into crate for practice flight, Casale, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Bull

British personnel load carrier pigeons into crate for practice flight, Casale, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Bull
Date
6 May 1944
By
Bull, George Robert, 1910-1996
Reference
DA-05681-F
Description

A carrier pigeon unit for use by World War II front line troops and run by English personnel loading pigeons from the loft into a crate for a practice run. Photograph taken in Casale, Italy, on 6 May 1944 by George Robert Bull.

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Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Physical Description: Cellulosive film negative

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Part of
New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency / World War 1939-1945 official negatives - DA Series
Format
1 b&w copy negative(s), Negatives, Cellulosive film negative, Orientation: Horizontal image
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