024997 Accession Number: 024997

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-16. CHURCH PARADE OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS IN THE DESERT. NOTE "BAND" AND THE SCOTTISH FLAG ON THE BENCH BEFORE THE PADRE. THIS PARADE WAS RUDELY INTERRUPTED BY A COUPLE OF JUS (GERMAN PLANES) AND THE PADRE'S LANGUAGE WAS TERRIFIC.

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Accession Number
024997
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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