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Photograph 024579 Second World War, 1939-1945WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. ROAD SIGN ON THE WESTERN DESERT ROAD BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH AND ALEXANDRIA.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. ROAD SIGNS ON THE WESTERN DESERT ROAD BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH & ALEXANDRIA. THE INSCRIPTION ON THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT IS IN ARABIC.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. ROAD SIGN ON THE WESTERN DESERT ROAD BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH AND ALEXANDRIA.

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. DIRECTION SIGNS AT THE JUNCTION OF THE MERSA MATRUH, CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA ROADS. THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT GIVES THE DIRECTIONS IN BOTH ARABIC AND EUROPEAN LETTERING AND

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. ROAD SIGNS ON THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD TO THE WESTERN DESERT. THE CENTRE SIGN IS INTENDED FOR THOSE TRAVELLING FROM THE FORWARD AREAS TO THE REAR, THE RIGHTH

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. 1942-07-19. OVERTURNED TRUCK AT THE MERSA MATRUH-CAIRO-ALEXANDRIA ROAD JUNCTION.

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-17. SIGN ON THE ALEXANDRIA-MERSA MATRUH ROAD, EAST OF EL ALAMEIN, DENOTING THAT AN UNEXPLODED BOMB IS UNDERGROUND. THE SOIL DISTURBED BY THE BOMB ON ENTERING THE GROUND
