Image: From 'alex' To Benghazi- Men of the Merchant Navy Back 8th Army Victories. 31 December 1942 To 6 January 1943, Alexandria To Benghazi. Men and Ships of the Merchant Navy Backing Up the Eighth Army's V A14762

Description: From "alex" To Benghazi- Men of the Merchant Navy Back 8th Army Victories. 31 December 1942 To 6 January 1943, Alexandria To Benghazi. Men and Ships of the Merchant Navy Backing Up the Eighth Army's Victorious Advance in North Africa. They Carry Vital Supplies From Alexandria To Benghazi, Where the Royal Navy and Army Co-operate in Landing the Stores and Sending Them on To the Men in the Fighting Line. On the way to Benghazi: the guns crew of a merchantman doing a practice shoot with their 12-pounder anti-aircraft gun. The Boatswain (right) passes the ammunition.
Title: From 'alex' To Benghazi- Men of the Merchant Navy Back 8th Army Victories. 31 December 1942 To 6 January 1943, Alexandria To Benghazi. Men and Ships of the Merchant Navy Backing Up the Eighth Army's V A14762
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//452/media-452965/large.jpg This photograph A 14762 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Ernest Edward Allen
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