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Photograph 011924 Second World War, 1939-1945AT SEA. CAVALRY TROOPERS STAFF SERGEANT BRYCE ROBINS AND TROOPER LEN WILLIAMS, BOTH OF 2/7TH DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT, REST ABOARD MS SOPHOCLES AFTER A MEAL.

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AT SEA. TROOPER H. MELLISH OF BONDI, OF THE 2/7TH DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT, ABOARD MS SOPHOCLES.
AT SEA. CAVALRY TROOPERS STAFF SERGEANT BRYCE ROBINS AND TROOPER LEN WILLIAMS, BOTH OF 2/7TH DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT, REST ABOARD MS SOPHOCLES AFTER A MEAL.

AT SEA. NO EXCUSE FOR BEING DIRTY WITH SO MUCH WATER AROUND, SO THESE TWO ABOARD MS SOPHOCLES TAKE IT IN TURN TO GIVE EACH OTHER A GOOD WASH. TROOPER FRANK BOYLE, AND TROOPER JOHN SHAW, BOTH OF THE 2/

AT SEA. TROOPER G. W. ADAM, B SQUADRON, 2/7TH DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT, WHILES AWAY THE TIME ON MS SOPHOCLES WITH A BOOK IN HIS HAMMOCK. HE FINDS WAR SUCH A BORING BUSINESS THAT HE SEEKS A BIT OF E

AT SEA. CORPORAL LEN WARD, OF SYDNEY, A MEMBER OF C SQUADRON, 2/7TH DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT, TAKES A LAST LOOK AT EGYPT AS THE MS SOPHOCLES PULLS OUT OF PORT.

AT SEA. AN ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN MOUNTED READY FOR ACTION ABOARD THE TROOP SHIP MS SOPHOCLES. THE GUNS ARE 40MM BOFORS, WHICH AS FAR AS WE KNOW IS NOT YET KNOWN TO THE ENEMY, AND BELONG TO THE 1ST AUSTRAL

EVEN AT SEA THE TROOPS STILL HAVE TO MAKE A CUP OF TEA, AND THESE BOYS FIND A PRIMUS VERY USEFUL FOR BOILING THE BILLY IN THE DARK OF NIGHT IN THEIR TRUCK ABOARD MS SOPHOCLES. (PHOTOGRAPHER DAMIEN PAR
