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Originally Posted by kevin powles
See  attached picture.
great picture int it. |
Also in the same series is this shot from another angle. Interestingly, the 2/7th Bn Carrier is of British make, while the 2/6th Bn Carrier is an Aust LP1. Neither appear to have unit or Div markings.
Caption: "Egypt. 1940-10-10. Men of the 2/6th and 2/7th Battalion on two Bren gun carriers. Identified men of the 2/6th Battalion in the vehicle (right) are from left to right: (standing) all unidentified, seated: Private (Pte) Barclay; Pte Trigg? (behind); unidentified, unidentified; Pte Bubba Peterson; VX4418 Pte A. Howell (front, face only visible) later killed in action in Greece on 2 April 1941; unidentified (behind); Pte Jack Hewitt who also served in the First World War; Corporal Gordon Dunne; Pte W. Ward."