Soldier from Whangarei who served in Egypt during World War 2.
Peri, W, active 1943
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World War II soldiers waiting outside the cinema at Maadi Camp, Egypt - Photograph take...
Date: [ca 16 Jul 1943]
From: 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
By: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004
Reference: DA-03873
Description: World War II soldiers waiting outside the cinema at Maadi Camp, Egypt, circa 16 July 1943. Included in this early door scene are E B Wagoner, G A Hawkes, A H Julian, E Mather, B T Wright, R L Beswick, J W Mitchell, H G Reid, D G Freeman, I W Burrow, D Burrow, T W Cooke, H D Driver, W W Bowman, J Doherty, W Peri, G Hastings, K N McCanal. Photograph taken by George Frederick Kaye. Other - Notes on back of DA file print include: "Camp Cinema run by Shafto's soon corrupted to Shuft's (Arabic-Look) all performances depend on natural darkness- theatre being roofless for ventilation..." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative