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Images of war in the Middle East, Ronald Hornsey’s Photograph Album - Index

by actiondesksheffield

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actiondesksheffield
People in story: 
Ronald Hornsey
Location of story: 
Middle East
Background to story: 
Army
Article ID: 
A7442598
Contributed on: 
01 December 2005

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Roger Marsh of the ‘Action Desk — Sheffield’ Team on behalf of Ronald Hornsey and has been added to the site with the author permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

Images of war in the Middle East, Ronald Hornsey’s Photograph Album - Index

Photo No. 01 - Bedtime at Gadera 10.00pm December 1945

Photo No. 02 - 5 Troop en-route from Beirut January 1946 from left to right Sergeant Beckett, Lance/Corporal Hulstone, Troopers Gaitons, Hornsey, Burton, Stanley, and Bell

Photo No. 03 — Watching French cavalry before leaving Beirut leave camp January 1946

Photo No. 04 — Sidna-Ali Police Fort January 1946. Tanks of the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment guarding Sidna-Ali Police Fort after attack by terrorists

Photo No. 05 — Mosque taken from the Fort Sidna-Ali with tanks in the foreground January 1946. Tanks of the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment guarding Sidna-Ali Police Fort after attack by terrorists

Photo No. 06 — Repairing the Allenby Bridge blown up by terrorists July 1946

Photo No. 07 — Passing the Allenby bridge on way back from Trans-Jordon July 1946

Photo No. 08 — Amphi Theatre Amman Trans-Jorden July 1946

Photo No. 09 — 3rd The King’s Own Hussars waiting to take suspects to Rafan Detention Camp Tel Aviv September 1946. Suspects lined up on the road side.

Photo No. 10 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars ‘Jock’ Shepherd and Charlie Riggs outside police H.Q. Jaffa September 1946

Photo No. 11 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars 3rd Troop taken outside the billet, Sarafand July 1946

Photo No. 12 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars going through the town of Amman capital Trans-Jordon July 1946

Photo No. 13 — The Mosque Cairo, Egypt February 1946

Photo No. 14 — 3rd The King’s Own Hussars Taking a ride over Rishon Plain Palestine 1946. Trooper Lawrence (driver) Ronald Hornsey and Trooper Howard in turret.

Photo No. 15 — 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, Dinnertime at the Dead Sea July 1946

Photo No. 16 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, Trans-Jordon July 1946. Village of Salt in the background

Photo No. 17 — 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, on tow with Rene just outside Jerusalem, July 1946

Photo No. 18 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, Tel Aviv ‘Operation Shark’ Trooper Barrow, Trooper Howard, Corporal Billingham and Trooper White.

Photo No. 19 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, Bert and self in Tiberias, Palestine June 1946

Photo No. 20 - 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, Sarafand May 1946

Photo No. 21 — 3rd The King’s Own Hussars, Bert just going on guard and myself outside the billet at Sarafand May 1946

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