Artefacts - The Desert Years

 

 

The purpose of this page is to provide a source of pictures and other information that may be of interest to anyone browsing the website, relating the Divisions service in North Africa. It will change as and when items are available to be added to it. Please be patient as one or two pictures may take a little while to load.

 

Light Tank on patrol in the desert, in 1940.

 

A Vickers MKVI Light Tank kicking up dust while on patrol in the desert.

 

Fort Capuzzo, captured in June 1940.

Bren Gun Carriers outside Fort Capuzzo after its capture in 1940

 

Tank Crew on a cold desert morning, by their MK VI Light Tank

 

An Armoured Car of 11th Hussars, towing away a 'prize' in the shape of an Italian L-3 Tankette after the Battle of Beda Fomm, February 1941

An Armoured Car of King's Dragoon Guards, towing away a 'prize' in the shape of an Italian L-3 Tankette armed with twin 8mm machine guns, after the Battle of Beda Fomm

The aftermath at Beda Fomm

 

The aftermath at Sidi Rezegh.

 

Wrecked German Tanks on the battlefield at Side Rezegh

 

The debris of war at Sidi Rezegh, Novermber 1941

Stuart (Honey) Tanks of 8th Hussar in the desert

Stuarts of the 8th Hussars in the desert, 1941 or 1942,

 

The Scots Greys in 1942, in a Grant tank

Grant Tank of the Scots Greys in the desert in 1942

 

Brigadier "Jock" Campbell (left) driving Major General Gott (the Divisional Commander) into Benghazi.

 

Brigadier 'Jock' Campbell driving Mjr General Gott into Benghazi

 

 

Crusader tanks of 'A' Squadron, 3rd County of London Yeomanry, during a midday rest, in 1941

Crews and Tanks from A Squadron resting during the noon day sun. Not the use of canvas covers to provide protection for the crews from the sun.

 

Crusader tanks from 22nd Armoured Brigade on 26th November 1941, during Operation Crusader.

 

15th Light Anti-Aircraft (IOM) Regiment at Himeimat

 

Bofors 40mm Light Anti-Aircraft Gun from 15th LAA Regt. near Himeimat Ridge in 1942

 

Tripoli Victory Parade, February 1943

Inspecting C Squadron, 4th County of London Yeomanry.

Another photo of the inspection during the victory parade.

 

King George VI inspecting 11th Hussars on 21st June 1943, as Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment.

 

Divisional signallers at Homs, 1943

Courtesy of Len Cosford and his Daughter Pam Morris. Len Cosford is seated - right front.

 

The true cost of war for many men from both sides in the Western Desert - A lonely desert grave. To the desert, all men are equal.

 

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