024999 Accession Number: 024999

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Western Desert, Egypt. 16 September 1942. Church parade of the Royal Scots Greys, a famous cavalry regiment converted to an armoured regiment in September 1941 and equipped with g General Grant tanks. The padre is addressing the men from an improvised pulpit just seen on the left of the picture.

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Accession Number
024999
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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