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A British scout aeroplane, and a part of the beach, which was used as a landing ground for ...
Photograph
A British scout aeroplane, and a part of the beach, which was used as a landing ground for aeroplanes at Matruh, on the Mediterranean Sea.C04958
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Admiralty House
Art
Maker: Herbert, Harold
"The road to the sea-front, Mersa Matruh". Admiralty House on left, a destroyer in the harbour. The destroyer made trips from Tobruch, landing wounded for the Mersa Matruh hospital or for train transp...ART30086
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An Australian Supply Column nearing Mersa Matruh after a four day trek across the desert during ...
Photograph
Maker: Kerr, Thomas William
An Australian Supply Column nearing Mersa Matruh after a four day trek across the desert during the Senussi Campaign. The Mediterranean Sea is in the background.A00499
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An interior view of a wireless truck stationed in Tobruk. The powerful sets shown in this ...
Photograph
Maker: Fisher, Thomas
An interior view of a wireless truck stationed in Tobruk. The powerful sets shown in this picture were used to maintain contact with Cairo and DESFORCE between Mersa Matruh and Salum. Either of thes...020298
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A No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Seagull V (Walrus) amphibian, which was launched from the light cruiser, ...
Photograph
Maker: Evans, Eric Charles
A No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Seagull V (Walrus) amphibian, which was launched from the light cruiser, HMAS Sydney II, to assist in coordinating the cruiser’s bombardment of Bardia on 21 June 1940. The aircr...007896
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Anti-aircraft defences, Marsa Matruh
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Depicts unidentified Australian soldiers standing with a Bren gun mounted on a tripod for anti-aircraft defence in the Western Desert during the North African campaign. Hele was serving as a private i...ART22868
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Armoured cars of the Royal Armoured Cars Division at Matruh, in Western Egypt. The unit was ...
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Armoured cars of the Royal Armoured Cars Division at Matruh, in Western Egypt. The unit was commanded by the Duke of Westminster, and one of its services was the relief of the survivors of the Tara to...C04970
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A SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN, JUST OFF THE MAIN ...
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A SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN, JUST OFF THE MAIN ALEXANDRIA-MERSA MATRUH ROAD.024892
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A SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN, JUST OFF THE MAIN ...
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A SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN, JUST OFF THE MAIN ALEXANDRIA-MERSA MATRUH ROAD.024892A
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Australian transport and Light Horse preparing to leave El Saaba for Mersa Matruh.
Photograph
Maker: Kerr, Thomas William
Australian transport and Light Horse preparing to leave El Saaba for Mersa Matruh.A00455
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A Valentine tank being hauled to the front along the Marsa Matruh-Alexandria road on a white 18 ...
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Maker: Unknown
A Valentine tank being hauled to the front along the Marsa Matruh-Alexandria road on a white 18 ton recovery transporter.024608
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BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED COMING ASHORE AT MERSA MATRUH EN ROUTE FOR HOSPITALS IN EGYPT AND ...
Photograph
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED COMING ASHORE AT MERSA MATRUH EN ROUTE FOR HOSPITALS IN EGYPT AND PALESTINE. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).007589
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Casualty clearing station, Mersa Matruh
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Scene in an underground casualty clearing station at Mersa Matruh. The clearing station was filled with wounded from forward areas mostly from two Australian battalions, with a few from British units....ART28473
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CONVOYS PASSING ALONG A FLOODED ROAD NEAR FUKA ON THE WAY TO MERSA MATRUH. (NEGATIVE BY F. ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
CONVOYS PASSING ALONG A FLOODED ROAD NEAR FUKA ON THE WAY TO MERSA MATRUH. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).014172
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Diary of Alan Louis Singleton, 1941-1942
Digitised Collection
Maker: Singleton, Alan Louis
Diary relating to the Second World War service of NX45206 Private Alan Louis Singleton, 2/3 Company Australian Army Service Corps, January 1941 - February 1942. In this diary, Singleton documents his...AWM2019.22.8
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Diary of George William Edward Clark, January 1941 - September 1942
Digitised Collection
Maker: Clark, George William Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1058 Gunner George William Edward Clark, 1 Battery, 2/1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 1940-1988. In the second of five diaries, ...AWM2019.22.82
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Diary Transcript of Alan Louis Singleton, 1941-1942; [c. 2006]
Digitised Collection
Maker: Singleton, Alan Louis
Diary transcript relating to the Second World War service of NX45206 Private Alan Louis Singleton, 2/3 Company Australian Army Service Corps, January 1941 - February 1942; [c. 2006]. This diary trans...AWM2019.22.9
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DRAINING FLOOD WATER INTO AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR MERSA MATRUH. HEAVY RAINS TURNED THE HARD, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
DRAINING FLOOD WATER INTO AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR MERSA MATRUH. HEAVY RAINS TURNED THE HARD, SUNBAKED DESERT INTO A VAST LAKE A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE SECOND LIBYAN CAMPAIGN.010668
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DRAINING FLOOD WATER INTO AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR MERSA MATRUH. HEAVY RAINS TURNED THE HARD, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
DRAINING FLOOD WATER INTO AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR MERSA MATRUH. HEAVY RAINS TURNED THE HARD, SUNBAKED DESERT INTO A VAST LAKE A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE SECOND LIBYAN CAMPAIGN.010662
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DRAINING FLOOD WATER INTO AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR MERSA MATRUH. HEAVY RAINS TURNED THE HARD, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
DRAINING FLOOD WATER INTO AN ANTI-TANK DITCH NEAR MERSA MATRUH. HEAVY RAINS TURNED THE HARD, SUNBAKED DESERT INTO A VAST LAKE A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE SECOND LIBYAN CAMPAIGN.010661