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Photograph 023976 Second World War, 1939-1945DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. THE ENTRANCE TO A 4 MAN SLEEPING BAY ON "B" COMPANY'S FRONT, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION AREA DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI.

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DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. AN ELEVATED VIEW OF AN 8 MAN SLEEPING BAY IN THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION DEFENCE AREA AT DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI. ALL THAT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE CAMOUFLAGE IS THE TOP OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.
DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. THE ENTRANCE TO A 4 MAN SLEEPING BAY ON "B" COMPANY'S FRONT, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION AREA DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI.

DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. COMMUNICATION TRENCHES BETWEEN SLEEPING BAYS AND MACHINE GUN POSTS IN THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION DEFENCE AREA AT DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI.

DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. A FOOD BAY OFF-SET FROM COMMUNICATION TRENCHES IN THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION DEFENCE AREA AT DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI.

DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. NATIVE LABOURERS BUILDING AN UNDERGROUND SLEEPING BAY FOR EIGHT MEN IN A FORWARD AREA AT DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI. TRENCHES WILL LEAD FROM THE BAY TO GUN POSTS AND

DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. THE HEAD OF THE ANTI-TANK DITCH IN THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION DEFENCE AREA AT DEIR AMA, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI.

DEIR AMA, SYRIA. 1942-03. PRIVATES E.K. WILDE AND J. HEFFERNAN OF THE 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WHO WORKED ON THE DEIR AMA DEFENCE SCHEME, 10 MILES NORTH OF TRIPOLI.
