025011 Accession Number: 025011

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-16. MEN OF THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS REGIMENT MAKING PURCHASES FROM A MOBILE NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE INSTITUTE (NAAFI) CANTEEN PULLED UP ALONGSIDE THEIR GENERAL GRANT M3 MEDIUM TANK WELL WITHIN THE BATTLE AREA. THE DIMINUTIVE INDIVIDUAL STANDING ON RIGHT OF TRUCK IS AN ARAB NATIVE EMPLOYED BY NAAFI AS DRIVER OF THE CANTEEN. NAAFI OPERATES CANTEEN FACILITIES AND AMENITIES FOR BRITISH FORCES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

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Accession Number
025011
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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