B02864 Accession Number: B02864

Description

A bogged armoured car of the 1st Armoured Car Battery, which was operating on the western frontier of Egypt, against the Senussi, being pulled out of the sand over de-ditching boards.

Details

Accession Number
B02864
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass copy negative
Date Made
c 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant E H James.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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