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• Our First Glimpse of the Desert near Suez 'Convoy' series, 1941 - 1942

  (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1942

  image: Through a network of rigging a sailor looks towards a mountainous coastline. A light anti-aircraft gun facing the sky is immediately to his right and four ships lie in the water before the coastline.

• Balloons and Scavenger Kites off Aden 'Convoy' series, 1941 - 1942

  (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1942

  image: A coastal landscape; rocky, undulating hills forming the backdrop for a coastal town. In the foreground, small passenger and fishing vessels sail in the sea.

• A Parade of Druze Cavalry at Soueida, Jebel Druze

  (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1942

  image: A desolate, desert scene. Two rows of Arab horsemen are lined up playing a musical accompaniment to the parade on the left.

• Ain Divar overlooking the River Tigris

  (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1942

  image: a view looking down on the Tigris winding through a valley with the sun about to set behind the mountains in the distance. In the foreground there are rocks with scorpions and spiders scurrying over them.

• Roman Ruins at Palmyra, Syrian Desert

  (art) Made by: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) 1942

  image: Roman ruins in the desert, consisting of a view down a central avenue with a row of Corinthian columns on either side.

• Swimming Horses across the River Jordan

  (art) Made by: Moss, W P 1941

  image: British soldiers, stripped to their underwear, lead a row of swimming horses across the River Jordan.

• The Old Flying Control Centre, Sharjah, Arabia

  (art) Made by: Hailstone, Harold William

  image: A view across an aerodrome in the desert, with a temporary wooden observation tower and aircraft.

• Horse Lines: RIASC 8th, 10th and 12th Indian Mule Coys, Zghorta, Syria

  (art) Made by: Bawden, Edward

  image: horses grazing amongst trees in a typically arid Middle Eastern scene, a few soldiers sitting and standing amongst the horses. A goat and a sheep graze in the foreground.

• Sergeant Samson: 1975th Bechuana Coy, 64 Group, Army Auxiliary Pioneer Corps, near Jdeide, Lebanon

  (art) Made by: Bawden, Edward

  image: a head and shoulders portrait of African soldier Sergeant Samson of the 1975th Bechuana Company, Army Auxiliary Pioneer Corps. He wears a slouch-style hat and stands within a military compound, a dry and mountainous landscape visible behind.

• Church Parade: Service conducted by a Sergeant Padre, 1975th Bechuana Coy, 64 Group, AAPC, near Jdeide, Lebanon

  (art) Made by: Bawden, Edward

  image: View of an army camp with a gathering of soldiers on the parade ground