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EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG THE DESERT ARTILLERY FRONT. IN THE OPENING BARRAGE OF THE BATTLE FOR EGYPT 800 GUNS WENT INTO ACTION AND 500,000 ROUND WERE SHOT OFF, AT TEL EL EISA. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
RETURNED EMPTY. ONE OF THE HUGE DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES WHICH TELL THEIR OWN STORIES OF THE ARTILLERY BARRAGE IN THE OPENING PHASE OF THE 8TH ARMY'S ADVANCE. (NEGATIVE
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. SALVAGING OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SHELL CASES AND AMMUNITION BOXES. THESE SHELL CASES WERE FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERM
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. PART OF A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SHELL CASES AND AMMUNITION BOXES BEING SALVAGED. THE SHELL CASES WERE FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTIL
ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-28. EMPTY AMMUNITION BOXES AND SHELL CASES ARE RETURNED TO MELBOURNE FOR RECHECKING. GENERAL SCENE OF MEN OF 5 AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED AMMUNITION DEPOT SORTING EMPT
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY 25-POUNDER SHELL CASES FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERMANS WERE BEING DRIVEN BACK FROM EL AL
COUNTING THE COST. THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE FOR A BLOCKHOUSE NEAR TEL EL EISA. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE SOME OF OUR TANKS KNOCKED OUT BY ANTI-TANK GUNS. WE ACCOUNTED FOR 1
