WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SAPPERS OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL ...

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Accession Number 024598
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SAPPERS OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, WORKING A BULLDOZER REPAIRING A ROAD AT THE REAR OF THE COASTAL SANDHILLS AT EL ALAMEIN. THIS ROAD WHICH RUNS BETWEEN THE BELT OF COASTAL SANDHILLS AND A SERIES OF LAKES, IS OF EARTH AND A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE IS CAUSED BY SOFT PATCHES THROUGH SEAPAGE.