A sermon on the sandhills

Running time
2 min
Date made
Place made
North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area, El Alamein
Copyright
Australian War Memorial

War photographer and cinematographer Frank Hurley shot this silent film on 29 September 1942 in the Alamein sector where Salvation Army Padre Commissioner Bill Tibbs was leading a service in the sandhills.

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