Keywords: australian war memorial australianwarmemorial people groupshot blackandwhite monochrome black and white Id number: 181808 Date: 15 August 1945 During celebrations in the city for VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, an enthusiastic digger is at the front of the crowd lining Swanston Street, waving flags amid streamers. Although discharged in 1944 the man, ex- V301056 Private Melbourne Bourke Saunders, 22nd Employment Company, had donned his uniform and travelled into the city to take part in the celebrations. Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection www.awm.gov.au Persistent URL: cas.awm.gov.au/item/181808 Id number: 181808 Date: 15 August 1945 During celebrations in the city for VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, an enthusiastic digger is at the front of the crowd lining Swanston Street, waving flags amid streamers. Although discharged in 1944 the man, ex- V301056 Private Melbourne Bourke Saunders, 22nd Employment Company, had donned his uniform and travelled into the city to take part in the celebrations. Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions. This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection www.awm.gov.au Persistent URL: cas.awm.gov.au/item/181808 |