Desert Collection

Lieut General Bernard Montgomery newly appointed commander of the 8th Army seen here discussing tactics with officers from the 22nd Armoured Brigade

Daily Mirror cameraman George Greenwell seen here during his travels to Egypt and Palestine in 1935 as the Daily Mirrors Lensman. Circa 1935

British Army constructing gun emplacements near Alexandria, Egypt. 15th December 1940

In the Western Desert, a bakery at work. Fresh bread for Australian troops at Tobruk is baked in these " Aldershot" ovens in the field

The Arab legion. Men of the Desert Patrol of the Arab Legion on the march through the desert in Transjordania. In the background is a fort built in the thirteenth century

After spending 11 hours in the sea, an RAF Hurricane pilot who had been shot down in combat over the retreating enemy, walked in to an aerodrome near El- Daba

A communication trench somewhere in North Africa during Second World War. Circa 1940s

The British Somaliland Camel Corps in Solamia. The regiment is The Kings African Rifles. The Kings African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from Britains various

The British Somaliland Camel Corps on Patrol. The regiment is The Kings African Rifles. The Kings African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from Britains various

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward (T. E. ) Lawrence, an officer in the British army known
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward (T.E.) Lawrence, an officer in the British army known for his role in the Arab revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-18 during World War One

Casualties being tended at a field dressing station, June 1942. As the Afrika Corps pushes the British Army back towards the Egyptian border

Members of the British Desert Rats on patrol before operation desert storm the retaking of Kuwait following the invasion by Iraq

Camel herders approaching Abu Dhabi

General Bernard Montgomery seen here posing for a photograph on the El Alamein battlefield quite unconcerned about enemy shells falling close behind him November 1942

General Montgomery commander of the 8th army congratulating New Zeland and English armoured troops who took part in the great outflanking movement which force the Afrika Corp to abandon the Mareth

Richard Branson on top of his Balloon capsule December 1997 with a small weather test balloon in place of the lost one Branson is planning to navigate around the world

Ice Cold In Alex 1957 Actors Anthony Quayle, John Mills, Sylvia Sims and Garry Andrews pictured on location during the making of the film " Ice Cold In Alex"

Australian troops set out to occupy a commanding tactical position in Syria. 3rd July 1941

Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, who arrived in India to take over duty as Commander-in-Chief, India, photographed directing operations in an observation post at Merj Ayoum before he left Syria

The Allied advance into Syria. Australian infantry marching across country in Syria. 3rd July 1941

British soldiers returned in Syria. A group of returned prisoners in a very cheerful mood. 5th August 1941

Fighter support planes circle round a New Zealand column in the Western Desert during the battle of Egypt. August 1942

RAF stations on the Iraq-Transjordian frontier are guarded by the famous Arab Legion of the Amir of Transjordan. Commanded by British Officers

Fall of Tobruk. (Picture) Fires burning in the town of Tobruk. In the foreground are British troops advancing towards the town. Circa 1940s

Amongst the many troops in the Transjordania are the Arab Legion, which comprises the Desert Patrol, Cavalry and Infantry. The Legion is almost entirely enlisted from Bedouin Arabs

Transjordan mechanised squadron on parade before a patrol on the Syrian border. June 1941

Imperial forces move forward on the Syrian frontier during Second World War. Soldiers keeping a good look out among the rocks near the frontier. July 3rd 1941

The Occupation of Syria. Turkish soldiers and the crews of British armoured cars fraternising on the Turkish Syrian border. Circa 1940s

A British general with some British and Indian troops visited the Russian lines in Persia where they had an opportunity of inspecting the Russian equipment

The allied advance into Syria. Axis infiltration into Syria compelled the advance of the allied forces to avert so dangerous a threat

Knocked out or captured enemy tanks near El Alamein. 24th January 1944

Spahi regiment of French forces in The Western Desert. World War Two. Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria

M. E 109 F. shot down. (Picture) An M. E 109 F. shot down in battle area
M.E 109 F. shot down. (Picture) An M.E 109 F. shot down in battle area. The pilot survived and was taken prisoner. 18th November 1942

South African brigade shot down this Macchi 202 fighter and took the Italian pilot prisoner. 16th July 1942

Captured Messerschmitt being hoisted on to a carrier. 29th January 1942

RAF long range fighter attacks German Ju. 52 / 3 Flying Boat. 10th June 1943
RAF long range fighter attacks German Ju. 52/3 Flying Boat. 10th June 1943

Italian bomber shot down at Beirut during Second World War. 16th December 1940

British patrol retrieves a crashed ME 109 in Libya during Second World War. 28th May 1942

Junkers bomber destroyed by R. A. F Hurricane on the Libyan battlefront
Junkers bomber destroyed by R.A.F Hurricane on the Libyan battlefront. 16th December 1941

Destroyed German bomber shot down by R. A. F. Night Fighter during Second World War in
Destroyed German bomber shot down by R.A.F. Night Fighter during Second World War in Egypt. 6th October 1941

The Wreckage of a Heinkel III, lies burned out and twisted at the edge of a salt lake near Alexandria. The enemy bomber was one of two shot down by the same D.F.C. Canadian pilot within 15 minutes

Air war at Libya. Two Italian aircraft destroyed at Gazala by the RAF. 3rd March 1941

Wrecked German and Italian aircraft hangar outside Benghazi. 25th February 1941

R. A. F. Pilot makes night-fighting record over Calcutta. Three Japanese down in four
R.A.F. Pilot makes night-fighting record over Calcutta. Three Japanese down in four minutes. (Picture) Wrecked Japanese bomber. 12th March 1943

Destroyed German aircraft shot in Libya during Second World War. 14th January 1942

Sappers of a South African Division clearing and making safe enemy mines in the Bardia area of Lybia. 12th January 1942. The Western Desert campaign (the Desert War)

The Nazis, aided and abetted by the Vichy Government, were infiltrating in to French controlled Syria during the Second World War

Four "Desert Rats"of the British Army 7 serving in the Western Desert of
Four " Desert Rats" of the British Army 7 serving in the Western Desert of North Africa, read their local newspaper the Reading Standard

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