Canadian Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Percy Nelles inspecting a Japanese shell recovered from the Estevan Point lighthouse shelling attack of 20 Jun 1942 by Japanese submarine I-26.

Caption     Canadian Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Percy Nelles inspecting a Japanese shell recovered from the Estevan Point lighthouse shelling attack of 20 Jun 1942 by Japanese submarine I-26. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseCanadian Archives/Canadian Department of National Defense
Identification Code   a134083
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Photo Size 706 x 573 pixels
Photos at Same Place Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  This work is believed to be in the public domain.

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