File:Lot 11588-63 (24886921941).jpg
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Summary
| Description | Lot 11588-63: North African Campaign. 130 entrants, from English, Scottish, and Indian units on the Island of Cyprus, took part in a 50-mile motor cycle trial held recently in Cyprus for dispatch riders with the British forces. A difficult and dangerous route was chosen to call forth all the Riders’ ingenuity, courage observation and skill at map reading, etc. Marks were awarded in accordance with each competent competitors’ performance. Shown: An Indian Sikh Despatch Rider making a few final adjustments to his machine. Office of War Information Photograph. (2016/02/11). |
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| Source | Lot 11588-63 |
| Author | National Museum of the U.S. Navy |
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| current | 04:32, 10 July 2018 | | 2,428 × 1,980 (1.56 MB) | Hiàn (alt) | Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons |
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