024993 Accession Number: 024993

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Western Desert, Egypt. 16 September 1942. The Medical Officer (MO) of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry regiment converted to armour and manning M3 General Grant medium tanks, takes the temperature of a member of the regiment. The vehicle in the background is a Daimler Dingo scout car used by the MO.

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Accession Number
024993
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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