A Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers mechanic standing next to an armoured car, Malaya, 25 September 1956
photograph, digital, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2004-11-96-7

Description

Photograph of a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers mechanic standing next to a 7th Troop armoured car that left the road during a journey from Taiping to Siput. Trooper Tate, 'A’ Squadron 15/19th Kings Royal Hussars, was driving when the accident took place on 25 September 1956. From a CD copy of 78 album photographs taken by L/Cpl R N Eason-Gibson, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, during his National Service in Malaya, 1955-1957, with ‘A’ Squadron 15/19th Kings Royal Hussars.

Campaigns

Malaya (1948-1960)