A spot of excitement encountered on the way to Tobruk, 1941. It’s my ‘bed’ and lorry on fire
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2005-04-68-31

Description

Photograph: A spot of excitement encountered on the way to Tobruk, 1941. It’s my ‘bed’ and lorry on fire. Shows a recovery lorry on fire, according to Pte Ken Hardy, it was caused by sparks from a battery and leaking petrol can. From a collection of photographs and associated negatives taken by Pte Kenneth Charles Albert Hardy, Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1941-1943. Associated with World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943).

Campaigns

World War Two, North Africa (1940-1945)