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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. PART OF A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SHELL CASES AND AMMUNITION BOXES BEING SALVAGED. THE SHELL CASES WERE FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, WHEN THE GERMANS WERE BEING DRIVEN BACK FROM EL ALAMEIN.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. A HEAP OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY 25-POUNDER SHELL CASES FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERMANS WERE BEING DRIVEN BACK FROM EL AL
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-19. SALVAGING OF THOUSANDS OF EMPTY SHELL CASES AND AMMUNITION BOXES. THESE SHELL CASES WERE FIRED BY THE 2/12TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY WHEN THE GERM
EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG THE DESERT ARTILLERY FRONT. IN THE OPENING BARRAGE OF THE BATTLE FOR EGYPT 800 GUNS WENT INTO ACTION AND
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. RECOVERY VEHICLES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE TRANSPORTING PORTION OF A BOSTON BOMBER THAT CRASHED BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN. THE PARTS ARE BEING SALVAG
ADELAIDE RIVER, N.T. AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-28. EMPTY AMMUNITION BOXES AND SHELL CASES ARE RETURNED TO MELBOURNE FOR RECHECKING. GENERAL SCENE OF MEN OF 5 AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED AMMUNITION DEPOT SORTING EMPT
25-POUNDER GUNS OF THE 2/8TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, IN ACTION ON THE COASTAL SECTOR NEAR EL ALAMEIN. THEY ARE BEING FIRED AT A RANGE OF 9,800 YARDS ON TO ENEMY POSITIONS. AS A REP
