Photograph, Army Manoeuvres 1940s.
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A black and white photograph taken during World War Two of a large group of Allied forces and vehicles gathered at the base of a tree clad cliff Buildings are visible along the top of the cliff. Photograph would have been taken in North Africa. Part of the Jack Bickley collection. John Wallace (Jack) Bickley, born in Riverton in 1915, was undergoing teacher training in Dunedin in 1940 when he enlisted in the army and served overseas World War Two, returning to NZ in November 1945. Marrying his sweetheart Irene on 26th December 1945 and beginning his teaching career he taught until 1975 and passed away in 1978 in Arrowtown. Irene passed away in 2012.
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Title
Photograph, Army Manoeuvres 1940s.
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Maker
John (Jack) Wallace Bickley
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Date made
1940s
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Subject
Military - World War Two, People and Families, Military World War Two, 1940s
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Additional information
organic, processed material, paper, Image: h 65 mm x w 95 mm
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Rights
Public Domain
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170-172 Palmerston Street, Riverton, Southland
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