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• Behind Ruweisat Ridge

  (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1942

  image: a desert scene with a Bren Gun Carrier, upon which a British soldier is sitting, placed behind a wall of sandbags. Various bits of equipment are scattered about and other men are engaged in various fatigue duties. In the background two men are...

• Subedar Lalbahadur Thapa, VC : 4th Indian Division

  (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1943

  image: An officer is seated on a chair in a tent in the desert. Three other officers are sat at his feet listening intently to what he is instructing them to do.

• Rifleman W Box : King's Royal Rifles

  (art) Made by: Staerck, John 1943

  image: a three-quarter length portrait of Rifleman W Box in uniform, seated with his arms crossed in his lap.

• A Wounded Rifleman

  (art) Made by: Staerck, John

  image: a three-quarter length portrait of a soldier in uniform sitting up in bed with his right arm in a sling.

• Street-fighting in Capua : On the River Volturno, Italy, October 1943

  (art) Made by: Stafford-Baker, Julius 1945

  image: a street scene in which the houses are all severely war-damaged or simply piles of rubble. Two British soldiers can be seen rushing forwards holding their rifles, towards a barricade of barbed wire. In the clouds of smoke at the end of the street...

• Traffic Signals : Eighth Army Area, Italy 1944

  (art) Made by: Seago, Edward Brian 1944

  image: A telegraph pole in the centre of a roundabout in an Italian town covered in British and Commonwealth military traffic signs pointing in all directions, including one at the top of the pole which reads 'Chaos Corner'. The signs spill out onto the...

• Sergeant Edwards, MM, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers

  (art) Made by: Elwes, Simon (RA) 1942

  image: A head and shoulders portrait of Edwards, who has turned to his left to face the viewer. He is wearing a desert issue shirt, with the badge of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers on the shoulder epaulette, and a forage cap.

• Corporal Guise DCM, Rifle Brigade

  (art) Made by: Elwes, Simon (RA) 1942

  image: A head and shoulders portrait of Guise, who has turned to his left to face the viewer. He wears a desert issue shirt, with the ribbon of his Distinguished Conduct Medal visible on his chest.

• The 51st Division on the Road to Linguaglossa: the Last Stages of the Sicilian Campaign

  (art) Made by: Eadie, Ian G M 1943

  image: a view of a patrol of Scottish infantry of the 51st Highland Division moving along a windy road on the Sicilian coast. In the lower foreground four soldiers march along the road, appearing fairly casual and with small gaps between them. Slightly...

• Looking Over the Straits of Messina before the Invasion of Italy : the observation post was in Messina Lighthouse

  (art) Made by: Eadie, Ian G M 1943-08-30

  image: A uniformed soldier sits on a stool with his back to the viewer. He is watching the sea through a window, using a telescope balanced on a stool.