World war 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island. Thomson Bay/Kingstown Searchlight Post. Informal bathing group.
Overview
6 unknown soldiers dressed in bathers (identical military?) with steel helments on and respirators carried over shoulder. Barbed wire at right of photo. (2 copies). The photograph has been thought to be below Bickley however but more likely it is South Th
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-AMWA65212
Item type
Themes
Contextual Information
P2020.99.83
MIL1989.234
Geotag
-32.003006587605, 115.55602449244
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- Western Australia. Rottnest Island. Kingstown. Searchlight, 1960 (0.01km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Kingstown Barracks. Married Quarters (Governor's Circle). (0.15km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Kingstown Barracks. Married Quarters (Governor's Circle). Lucas children. (0.17km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Kingstown Barracks, Married Quarters (0.17km away)
- Western Australia. Rottnest Island. Kingstown Barracks. Petrol, Oil and Lubricants store. (0.21km away)
- Proof Firing Anniversary Album - Kingstown Barracks (0.21km away)
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Kingstown Barracks. Parade Square not yet constructed (0.23km away)
- World war 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Kingstown Barracks, Hospital (Sergeants' Mess), 1940 (0.23km away)
- Virtual Discovery #1 - Building Bickley Battery (0.24km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Kingstown Barracks. Morning Parade. 6 Heavy Battery, Royal Australian Artillery and 5 Fortress Company, Royal Australian Engineers (0.24km away)
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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