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!st Bn Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment |
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NORTH AFRICA |
| During its time in Malta the 1st Bn
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment came to know the sands of Libya very
well, and name places such as Tobruck, Derna, Timimi, and Tarhona were as familiar
as the 'Gut' and Gozo. The Regiment had already experienced this area
whilst at Tidworth and they reacquainted themselves with the area after leaving
Malta when posted to Minden as Mechanized Infantry. This page will contain
images from some of the Battalion and Company trips to the North African
shores. |
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| Reece Platoon 1st DERR on its first trip
to Libya from Malta, Lt HATHAWAY (Centre) and Sgt Mick WALKER |
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Ginge CARTER and Ray POVEY at the Tarhuna training
camp, Libya |
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| Cpl John BLAKE and Ray POVEY cleaning
Vickers Machinegun, Tarhona Camp Libya |
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| L to R, SMITH, POVEY and
HARRIS at Timimi, Libya |
| Exercise
'DUST DEVIL' August 1965 |
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Coy Libyan Desert |
Farmer
MARKS, Joe LILLIS, ?? Paddy O'RIELLY, BROWN |
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| Algy
TURNER ? ? JEFFRIES, ? |
Pte
Balimutuku getting home sick |
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| 10 Plt HQ C
Coy ? |
Postcard
from Tripoli |
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| Pat
COONEY on the Left, Pte GLASS in the centre and Pte FEENEY the Battalion
Australian in Lybia. (Pte FEENEY later got stabbed in Minden, but
survived) |
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