TEL EL EISA, EGYPT. 1942-08-01. SIGNALMAN H.P. CLARK WORKING IN THE RAILWAY CUTTING JUST WEST OF ...

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Accession Number 024701
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TEL EL EISA, EGYPT. 1942-08-01. SIGNALMAN H.P. CLARK WORKING IN THE RAILWAY CUTTING JUST WEST OF TEL EL EISA. THIS CUTTING WAS THE SCENE OF BITTER FIGHTING AND ON 1942-07-23, "A" COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, MADE FOUR SEPARATE ATTEMPTS TO TAKE IT FROM THE GERMANS BEFORE SUCCEEDING.