The deserts, heat and hardship, contrasted by the cheeky smile of the Aussie digger (actual Private Peter McKenna of the 2nd/13th battalion) and a seal inspired by the ‘Rats of Tobruk Symbol’
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31 Mar-27 Nov 1941 SIEGE OF TOBRUK NO
SURRENDER
RATS OF TOBRUK
1941
The Rats of Tobruk
have forever
become etched in the
Australian story
