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Photograph 024817 Second World War, 1939-1945WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION WORKING ON ONE OF THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN VEHICLES, ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE COASTAL SECTOR.

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A STAFF CAR UNDER REPAIR BY NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE EL ALAMEIN SECTOR. THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN TRUCK WITH CRANE IS IN THE BACKGROUND.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. A MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION WORKING ON ONE OF THE UNIT'S BREAKDOWN VEHICLES, ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE ON THE COASTAL SECTOR.

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. CHARGING BATTERIES AT THE WORKSHOP AREA OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ON THE COAST ABOUT 15 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINES IN THE EL ALAMEIN SECTOR.

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. MEMBER OF NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ASSEMBLING A GEAR BOX IN THE FIELD ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT LINE IN THE EL ALAMEIN AREA.

WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AREA USED AS A WORKSHOP BY NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN RECOVERY SECTION ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REAR OF THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT.

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. 1942-08-08. WRECKED VOLKSWAGEN OR PEOPLES' CAR ON THE MARSHY FLATS OF THE COASTAL SECTOR AT EL ALAMEIN. NOTE THE NUMBER PLATE AT THE BACK BEARING THE ROUGHLY PAINTED WORD "AGYPT
