IMAGE
World War 2 New Zealand soldiers on the beach near Ancona, Italy
- Date
- ca 4 Sept 1944
- By
- Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004
- Reference
- DA-06595-F
- Description
World War 2 New Zealand soldiers of 27 Machine Gun Battalion head quarters on the beach in the Ancona area, Italy, 4 September, 1944. The [unidentified] men are staying at the 6th New Zealand Field Ambulance rest camp. Photograph taken by George Kaye circa 4 September 1944.
Defence Archive caption reads:"Men from 27 MG Bn HQ enjoying a swim in the Adriatic near Ancona."
Further notes on file print read: Italian Campaign - Rimini and Savio R; 27 NZ (MG) Bn - Italy; Ancona; Swimming - Italy; 6 NZ Fd Amb - Rest Camp - Ancona
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative, 35mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- 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 original negative(s), Negatives, Group portraits, Film negative, 35mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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