NAM.1999-03-88-8

Lantern slide showing Military police questioning an man during a raid on an Arab village he had just entered on horseback, Jan 1943. From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were given to the 78th Division Battleaxe Club, who then developed slides of them. Associated with World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943). A British military policemen and a French colleague question an Arab villager. The Military Police were present on every battlefront and in every country where British troops fought or were stationed. They guarded military installations, directed traffic, dealt with prisoners and policed the military community.

World War Two, North Africa (1940-1945)