SAUDI ARABIA, 1991-02-10. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF ARMOURED WORKSHOP FORWARD REPAIR GROUP 6 ...

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Accession Number P01663.017
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker McWatters, Anthony J
Conflict Gulf War, 1990-1991
Period 1990-1999
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SAUDI ARABIA, 1991-02-10. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF ARMOURED WORKSHOP FORWARD REPAIR GROUP 6 (FRG6), BRITISH 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE, AT CONCENTRATION AREA "KEYES" ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SAUDI ARABIA'S BORDER WITH KUWAIT. "KEYES" WAS A CONCENTRATION AREA FOR THE BRITISH 1ST ARMOURED DIVISION AT THE TIME OF THE GULF WAR AGAINST IRAQ. BACK ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: CORPORAL (CPL) HALL; CPL COX; LANCE CPL TRURAN; CPL GRIFFITHS. FRONT ROW: STAFF SERGEANT WEISMAN; LIEUTENANT (LT) ANTHONY MCWATTERS, ROYAL CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RAEME); SERGEANT HAMMOND. LT MCWATTERS, ON AN OVERSEAS POSTING WITH FRG6, WAS THE UNIT'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND.