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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...

• 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.

• The Battle of Egypt, 1942: The Operations Tent

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

  image: the interior of an RAF operations tent, with several RAF personnel sitting in chairs, communications equipment in the background.