The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Western Desert, Egypt. 18 July 1942. View of drag-line excavator at work on the construction of a tank trap near the Alexandria-Mersa Matruh road about 20 miles from Alexandria.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. CONSTRUCTING A TANK TRAP WITH THE AID OF THE DRAG-LINE EXCAVATOR ON RIGHT. THE PALM TREES IN THE BACKGROUND, LINE THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD ABOUT 20 MILES FRO
Western Desert, Egypt. 18 July 1942. Excavator at work on the construction of a tank trap near the Alexandria-Mersa Matruh road about 20 miles from Alexandria. Some idea of the depth of the ditch of t
Western Desert, Egypt. 20 July 1942. Excavator at work on the tank- trap on the Mersa Matruh-Alexandria road, about 25 miles west of Alexandria. This work is being carried out by Royal Engineers with
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. GENERAL STUART M3 (BRITISH STUART I) TANK UNDER REPAIR IN THE WORKSHOP AREA OF 1ST ARMY (BRITISH) TANK BRIGADE ON THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD ABOUT TWENTY MILES
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. ROAD SIGN ON THE WESTERN DESERT ROAD BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH AND ALEXANDRIA.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. CONSTRUCTION OF TANK TRAP ON THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD. AT THIS POINT THE DITCH OF THE TRAP IS TRAVERSED BY A ROADWAY AND IN ORDER TO OBSTRUCT USE OF THE ROAD
