AWM2022.974.2 Accession Number: AWM2022.974.2

Description

Two cars, Armoured Rolls-Royce Type A, which were operated by the Australian and British Army in desert areas in the Middle East. A number of such armoured cars were acquired by the British Air Ministry on a contract entirely separate from the War Office contract and used to equip Royal Air Force Armoured Car Companies for service in Iraq and Egypt.

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Accession Number
AWM2022.974.2
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by Sir Thomas Daly.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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