WW2 Egypt - Royal Engineers I.W.T. Boat '' Elizabeth ''at Shellal photo 9 by 6cm
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Shellal (also spelled Shellah) is a small, historic village on the east bank of the Nile River just south of Aswan in Upper Egypt. It historically served as a traditional frontier post and a key departure point for Nile steamships and native passenger boats traveling downstream toward Luxor
photos and negatives from a Royal Engineers Serviceman in Egypt during WW2 most concern the I.W.T. some have captions to the back
Ai says
The Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) section of the Royal Engineers emerged in June 1940 to secure unreliable supply lines in North Africa. Operating across 2,200 miles of Egyptian waterways, including the Nile and the Delta, they requisitioned local vessels and built barges to transport massive quantities of war materiel. [1]
Key Details of the IWT in Egypt:
Expansion & Personnel: Starting with just two men in early 1940, the IWT in Egypt expanded to over 2,000 personnel by late 1943. The unit was multinational, comprising British, Dutch, Cypriot, Indian, and Seychelles personnel alongside Egyptians. [1]
Vessels Used: The unit requisitioned local transport fleets, organizing tugs, dhows, feluccas, and dumb barges. The Royal Engineers also innovated by developing their own specialized power barges, including experimental vessels made of concrete. A typical barge carried 200 tons of supplies. [1]
Historical Context: Inland transport of bulky, non-urgent cargo (like hay, timber, and ammunition) on the Nile and regional canals freed up crucial railway and road networks for immediate combat operations.
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WW2 Egypt - Royal Engineers I.W.T. Boat '' Elizabeth ''at Shellal photo 9 by 6cm
WW2 Egypt - Royal Engineers I.W.T. Boat '' Elizabeth ''at Shellal photo 9 by 6cm
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WW2 Egypt - Royal Engineers I.W.T. Boat '' Elizabeth ''at Shellal photo 9 by 6cm
from wikipiedia Shellal (also spelled Shellah) is a small, historic village on the east bank of the Nile River just south of Aswan in Upper Egypt. It historically served as a traditional frontier post and a key departure point for Nile steamships and native passenger boats traveling downstream toward Luxor
photos and negatives from a Royal Engineers Serviceman in Egypt during WW2 most concern the I.W.T. some have captions to the back
Ai says
The Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) section of the Royal Engineers emerged in June 1940 to secure unreliable supply lines in North Africa. Operating across 2,200 miles of Egyptian waterways, including the Nile and the Delta, they requisitioned local vessels and built barges to transport massive quantities of war materiel. [1]
Key Details of the IWT in Egypt:
Expansion & Personnel: Starting with just two men in early 1940, the IWT in Egypt expanded to over 2,000 personnel by late 1943. The unit was multinational, comprising British, Dutch, Cypriot, Indian, and Seychelles personnel alongside Egyptians. [1]
Vessels Used: The unit requisitioned local transport fleets, organizing tugs, dhows, feluccas, and dumb barges. The Royal Engineers also innovated by developing their own specialized power barges, including experimental vessels made of concrete. A typical barge carried 200 tons of supplies. [1]
Historical Context: Inland transport of bulky, non-urgent cargo (like hay, timber, and ammunition) on the Nile and regional canals freed up crucial railway and road networks for immediate combat operations.
rubbed ,removed from album marks
I no longer reply to buy it now offers for items listed at auction as i wont do that and i have to make clear i will not do or sell scans or photo copy's of any items i list under any circumstance's
From Outside the U.K. i can only Accept PayPal as payment all other Forms of payment will be returned
