Guns of The 11th Field Regiment In Action With Robcol, Ruweisat Ridge, El Alamein July 1942

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description

Object description

image: British field artillery firing on German tanks in the desert. In the distance there are columns of smoke filling the sky. On the left one man is attending to a wounded soldier who lies on the ground. The foreground is filled with bags, shell cases, food containers and rations scattered across the sand.

Inscription

'Cyril Mount Ruweisat El Alamein 1942/92'

Object details

Category

Art

Creator

Mount, Cyril

Production date

1992

Place made

Great Britain

Materials

Support: canvas

medium: oil

Dimensions

Support: Height 920 mm, Width 1045 mm

Frame: Depth 40 mm, Height 1000 mm, Width 1100 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART 17111

Object associations

Related objects

11TH FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL ARTILLERY AT RUWEISAT RIDGE, 2 JULY 1942

Books

[11th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery at Ruweisat Ridge, 2 July 1942]

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Battery Command Post Area, Ruweisat Ridge, 12th September 1942

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