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African Conquest - Staffordshire Yeomanry December 1939 to December 1943
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African conquest drawn map
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1939/1940
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296
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1
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FC1 15/0
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officer
group
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Sid Carpenter grooms "Lady Anne"
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/2
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horses
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"Chunky"
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/3
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horses
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"Flo"
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/4
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horses
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Regimental Baggage moves across desert
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/5
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vehicles
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/6
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off
duty
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/7
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off
duty
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Palestine
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May/June 1940
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296
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3
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FC1 15/8
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off
duty
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My primary method of transport 1941
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Palestine
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1941
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296
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4
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FC1 15/9
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horses
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Self On leave - Tel Aviv July 1943
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Palestine - Tel Aviv
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Jul-43
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296
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4
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FC1 15/10
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off
duty
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Self - Sir Hugh Lloyd -Davies & Pat Carr 1st RHA. No. 5 Con Depot after Alamein
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1942?
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296
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5
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FC1 15/11
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off
duty
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Regimental photograph after Tripoli 1943
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Jan-43
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296
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5
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FC1 15/12
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off
duty
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"TRIPOLI" Better ones to follow
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296
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6
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FC1 15/13
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scenery
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"TRIPOLI" Better ones to follow
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296
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6
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FC1 15/14
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scenery
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"TRIPOLI" Better ones to follow
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296
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6
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FC1 15/15
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scenery
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"TRIPOLI" Better ones to follow
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296
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6
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FC1 15/16
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scenery
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The latest Sherman
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Alamein
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296
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7
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FC1 15/17
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tanks
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Von Thoma after capture salutes "MONTY"
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Alemein
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1942
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296
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7
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FC1 15/18
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operations
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The rains after Alamein - loss of contact with the enemy resulted & he was temporarily saved from further destruction
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Alamein
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1942
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296
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7
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FC1 15/19
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operations
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Alamein
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1942
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296
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7
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FC1 15/20
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operations
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296
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8
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FC1 15/21
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operations
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Benghazi
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Benghazi
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Nov-42
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296
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8
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FC1 15/22
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operations
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The Union Jack being hoisted over Benghazi for the third and last time.
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Benghazi
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Nov-42
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296
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8
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FC1 15/23
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operations
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11th Hussars
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North Africa
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1942
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296
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9
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FC1 15/24
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tanks
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A hull wreck and graves of crew
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North Africa
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1942
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296
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9
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FC1 15/25
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tanks
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Scammel transporting a Sherman
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North Africa
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1942
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296
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9
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FC1 15/26
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tanks
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Assembly area - Sherman, Lees and MT
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North Africa
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1942
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296
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9
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FC1 15/27
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tanks
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Mark IV German panzer being taken prisoner
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North Africa
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29th October 1942
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296
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10
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FC1 15/28
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tanks
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The brains behind the campaign
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North Africa
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23rd December 1942
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296
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10
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FC1 15/29
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operations
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North Africa
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Nov-42
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296
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10
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FC1 15/30
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operations
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