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PANORAMA AT MERSA MATRUH. THE TOWN STRETCHES ALONG THE SHORES OF AN INCREDIBLY BLUE HARBOUR. THIS ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
PANORAMA AT MERSA MATRUH. THE TOWN STRETCHES ALONG THE SHORES OF AN INCREDIBLY BLUE HARBOUR. THIS IS THE SCENE AS YOU TOP A HIGH RISE BEFORE DESCENDING TO THE TOWN ITSELF. WHEN THE EIGHTH ARMY ENTERED...014073
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. CORPORAL S. KING OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION POINTS TO A ...
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-30. CORPORAL S. KING OF 2/28 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION POINTS TO A DENT IN HIS TIN HAT MADE BY SHRAPNEL FROM A SHELL THAT BURST ABOUT 15 TO 20 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE CARRI...029935
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PORTO MANDRACCHIO, RHODES. 1944-12-19. THE PORT UNDER ATTACK BY TEN BALTIMORE AIRCRAFT FROM NO. ...
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PORTO MANDRACCHIO, RHODES. 1944-12-19. THE PORT UNDER ATTACK BY TEN BALTIMORE AIRCRAFT FROM NO. 459 SQUADRON RAAF. THE ATTACKING AIRCRAFT WERE FROM A DETACHMENT BASED AT MERSA MATRUH.128340
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Road into the town, Mersa Matruh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts view of the road leading into the town of Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert, Egypt. Mersa Mutrah was a key port during the conflict, and was taken by German commander Rommel in 1942. Follo...ART30085
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ROAD TO MATRUH - BRITISH TROOPS ARE BUSY COLLECTING THE ABANDONED AND CAPTURED MATERIAL IN THE ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
ROAD TO MATRUH - BRITISH TROOPS ARE BUSY COLLECTING THE ABANDONED AND CAPTURED MATERIAL IN THE WAKE OF THE ADVANCE & ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THERE ARE DUMPS OF ARMS & AMMUNITION. THE MOBILE VEHICLES ARE ...004433
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ROAD TO MATRUH - ITALIAN CARCANO RIFLES, BREDA AND FIAT MACHINE GUNS AND UNLIMITED SUPPLIES OF ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
ROAD TO MATRUH - ITALIAN CARCANO RIFLES, BREDA AND FIAT MACHINE GUNS AND UNLIMITED SUPPLIES OF AMMUNITION ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE BRITISH AS A RESULT OF THE LIGHTNING STROKE AGAINST THE ITALIANS. ...004432
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2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS), showing the interior of the Mess and at the back the ...
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2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS), showing the interior of the Mess and at the back the sleeping quarters in the "Dug Out". Based about a half mile from the hospital this "Dug Out" comprised...P02212.039
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2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS), showing the interior of the Mess section in the "Dug ...
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2/1st Casualty Clearing Station (2/1st CCS), showing the interior of the Mess section in the "Dug Out". Based about a half mile from the hospital this "Dug Out" comprised three tunnels built by the Br...P02212.038
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The Mosque at Matruh, on the western frontier of Egypt, with an aeroplane fluing in the vicinity. ...
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The Mosque at Matruh, on the western frontier of Egypt, with an aeroplane fluing in the vicinity. These aeroplanes performed valuable scouting services for the West Frontier Force in its operations ag...C04957
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The town, Mersa Matruh
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
The town - The colourless town of Mersa Matruh from the hills on the outskirts near the railway yards. With the exception of a few renovated buildings, villas etc, the town is a mass of crumbling ruin...ART30080
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Transcript diaries of George William Edward Clark, 1940 - 1944; 1998
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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. This file contains a transcript...AWM2019.22.86
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Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Martin Maryland aircraft, one of the aircraft is undergoing maintenance.
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Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Martin Maryland aircraft, one of the aircraft is undergoing maintenance.P00057.033
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UNOFFICIAL "CENSORS". THESE UNOFFICIAL 'CENSORS' ARE GOING THROUGH GERMAN AND ITALIAN MAIL FOR ...
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
UNOFFICIAL "CENSORS". THESE UNOFFICIAL 'CENSORS' ARE GOING THROUGH GERMAN AND ITALIAN MAIL FOR SOUVENIRS. THE MAIL WAS ON A TRAIN WRECKED BY BRITISH BOMBERS NEAR MERSA MATRUH. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).014151
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Wallet 2 of 2 - Diary, vol. II of Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 1941-1942
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Maker: Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6269 Major Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Libya, and Ceylon, 1...AWM2020.22.237
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Wallet 1 of 2 - Diary, vol. I of Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 1940-1941
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Maker: Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6269 Major Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Libya, and Ceylon, 1...AWM2020.22.236
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Wallet 1 of 1 – Letters from Ernest Alfred Knight Hudson DSO to his wife and to his mother, 1915-1918
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Maker: Ernest Alfred Knight
Wallet 1 of 1 – Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Ernest Alfred Knight Hudson DSO, Headquarters, ANZAC Mounted Division. Wallet includes letters written by Hudson to his wife M...AWM2020.22.47
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Waterfront scene at Mersa Matruh as HMAS Vendetta berthed with a large number of wounded and sick ...
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Maker: Cumpston, John S
Waterfront scene at Mersa Matruh as HMAS Vendetta berthed with a large number of wounded and sick hospital cases.020174
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. A VALENTINE TANK BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FRONT ALONG THE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. A VALENTINE TANK BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FRONT ALONG THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD ON A TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS USING A DETOUR OF THE ROAD, MADE TO ENABLE THE WORKME...024578
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. CONSTRUCTING A TANK TRAP WITH THE AID OF THE DRAG-LINE ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. CONSTRUCTING A TANK TRAP WITH THE AID OF THE DRAG-LINE EXCAVATOR ON RIGHT. THE PALM TREES IN THE BACKGROUND, LINE THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD ABOUT 20 MILES FRO...024575
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. CONSTRUCTION OF TANK TRAP ON THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD. ...
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. CONSTRUCTION OF TANK TRAP ON THE MERSA MATRUH-ALEXANDRIA ROAD. AT THIS POINT THE DITCH OF THE TRAP IS TRAVERSED BY A ROADWAY AND IN ORDER TO OBSTRUCT USE OF THE ROAD...024574