TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-05-19. VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER TO THE MIDDLE ...

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Accession Number 024281
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-05-19. VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER TO THE MIDDLE EAST. THE DUKE (CENTRE) AND GENERAL SIR HENRY MAITLAND WILSON (NEXT RIGHT) TALKING TO A LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (EXTREME RIGHT) ABOUT A 25-POUNDER FIELD GUN WHICH IS HIDDEN UNDER A CAMOUFLAGE NET. LIEUT-GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, GENERAL-OFFICER-COMMANDING A.I.F. (MIDDLE EAST) IS ON THE EXTREME LEFT.