Armoured cars of the Royal Armoured Cars Division at Matruh, in Western Egypt. The unit was ...

Place Africa: North Africa, Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), Mersa Matruh
Accession Number C04970
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass copy negative
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

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 torpedoed off the coast. The cars performed valuable work in
operating again the Senussi Tribesmen.