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Egypt. c. 10 July 1942. An A15 Tank Cruiser Mark VI Crusader II tank of the 9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment returning to base after a reconnaissance in the desert west of El Alamein in support of Tel el Eisa operations during the First Battle of El Alamein. The vehicle in the left background appears to be an early Matilda Scorpion mine clearing flail tank.
Egypt. c. 10 July 1942. An A15 Tank Cruiser Mark VI Crusader II of the 9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment after a reconnaissance in the desert west of El Alamein in support of Tel el Eisa operat
Alexandria, Egypt. 11 July 1942. NX13910 Warrant-officer II R A Dennett, cinematographer of Australian Military History and Information Section, talking to a tank sergeant major of the 9th Australian
Western Desert, Egypt. 8 August 1942. An A15 Tank Cruiser Mark VI Crusader II of the 9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment, converted to a command tank, waiting hull down behind a sandy ridge. Note
Western Desert, Egypt. c. July 1942. Stage three in loading a tank onto a trailer for transportation to another area. An A15 Tank Cruiser Mark VI Crusader II starts to crawl on to the trailer. It is
Western Desert, Egypt. c. July 1942. Stage two in the loading of a tank on to a multi wheeled Scammel transport trailer for transportation to another area. An A15 Tank Cruiser Mark VI Crusader II is
Western Desert, Egypt. c. July 1942. Stage four in loading a tank on to a multi-wheeled Scammel transport trailer towed by a Diamond T truck. Here the tank, A15 Tank Cruiser Mark VI Crusader II, has
